Short stay observation patients: General wards are inappropriate

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 163-165

  Hadden, D S M ^a   Dearden, C H ^a   Rocke, L G ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General medical and surgical wards; Observation ward; Short stay patients

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WARD;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029998002     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.3.163     Document Type: Article

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