Nonurgent use of the pediatric emergency department during the day

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 19-21

  Kini, Narendra M ^a,b   Strait, Richard T ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Nonurgent use; Nonurgent use of ED

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031906684     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199802000-00005     Document Type: Article

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