Regarding prolonged hospital stay: territory as an overlooked factor

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Manuel Jesús Montellanos Egas, Hospital II-2 Tarapoto. San Martín, Perú.

I am an internal medicine physician with an interest in comprehensive adult patient care, clinical teaching, and research. My work focuses on the analysis of complex clinical cases, diagnostic reasoning, and the application of evidence-based medicine in hospital practice. I have a particular interest in publishing case reports and in the training of medical students and residents, promoting a rigorous, reflective, and continuously learning approach to clinical medicine.

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2026-06-30

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Montellanos Egas MJ. Regarding prolonged hospital stay: territory as an overlooked factor. Rev Méd Hered [Internet]. 2026 Jun. 30 [cited 2026 Nov. 6];37(3):263-4. Available from: https://revistas.upch.edu.pe/index.php/RMH/article/view/8283

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Vol. 37 No. 3 (2026): Julio-septiembre

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