Development of new methods to assess the outcomes of emergency care

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 166-171

  Cairns, C B ^a   Garrison, H G ^a   Hedges, J R ^a   Schriger, D L ^a   Valenzuela, T D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FIRST AID; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031890787     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70324-5     Document Type: Article

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