The preferential treatment of VIPs in the emergency department

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 226-229

  Diekema, Douglas S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency department; justice; preferential treatment; VIPs

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JUSTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0029936677     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90137-0     Document Type: Note

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