Accident and emergency 24 hour senior cover - A necessity or a luxury?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 181-184

  Cooke, M W ^a   Kelly, C ^b   Khattab, A ^b   Lendrum, K ^b   Morrell, R ^b   Rubython, E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031861274     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.15.3.181     Document Type: Review

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