Prospective, double-blind, comparative fast-tracking trial in an academic emergency department during a period of limited resources

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 403-406

  Kilic, Y A ^a   Agalar, F A ^a   Kunt, M ^a   Cakmacki, M ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Emergency service; Length of stay; Patient satisfaction; Time factors; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; TURKEY;

EID: 0032240417     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199812000-00004     Document Type: Article

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