How do physicians and nurses spend their time in the emergency department?

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-91

  Hollingsworth, J C ^a   Chisholm, C D ^a   Giles, B K ^a   Cordell, W H ^a   Nelson, D R ^a  

^a METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031963701     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70287-2     Document Type: Article

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