VESAS: A solution to seasonal fluctuations in emergency department census

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 698-702

  Shaw, K N ^a   Lavelle, J M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 0031796287     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70070-8     Document Type: Article

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