Critical care provided in an urban emergency department

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-59

  Nelson, Malcolm ^a   Waldrop, Ron D ^a   Jones, John ^a   Randall, Zelma ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Emergency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0031964115     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(98)90066-3     Document Type: Article

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