Emergency department triage: A program assessment using the tools of continuous quality improvement

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 889-894

  Cook, S ^a   Sinclair, D ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuous quality improvement; CQI; Emergency department; Program assessment; Quality of care; Triage

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031282328     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00203-5     Document Type: Note

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