Review of police inquiries to an accident and emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 402-405

  Marshall, Ruth ^a,b   Rainer, Timothy ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confidentiality; Emergency medicine; Legislation; Police

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MEDICAL STAFF; POLICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

CONFIDENTIALITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; POLICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0029948294     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.6.402     Document Type: Article

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