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Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 76-83

Urban emergency department overcrowding: Defining the problem and eliminating misconceptions

Author keywords

Administration; Ambulance diversion; Crowding; Emergency department

Indexed keywords


EID: 0003101265     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500006163     Document Type: Review
Times cited : (100)

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