Inappropriate attendance in accident and emergency

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 102-106

  Wise, M ^a  

^a Cardiff Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; REVIEW; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 0031111592     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-2302(97)90091-6     Document Type: Article

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