Role of the short stay observation ward in accident and emergency departments in the United Kingdom

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 26-30

  Goodacre, S W ^a,b  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Observation ward; Short stay ward

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUNKENNESS; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; OBSERVATION; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; WARD;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENTS' ROOMS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0031919984     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.15.1.26     Document Type: Article

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