Disagreement among health care professionals about the urgent care needs of emergency department patients

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 474-479

  Gill, J M ^a   Reese IV, C L ^a   Diamond, J J ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LAW SUIT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029970790     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70108-7     Document Type: Article

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