Rates and causes of emergency department revisits within 72 hours

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 422-425

  Liaw, Shiumn Jen ^a   Bullard, Michael J ^b   Hu, Pai Min ^a   Chen, Jih Chang ^a   Liao, How Chin ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computer programmed audit; Emergency department; Filter; Quality assurance; Revisit

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CHILD; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0032801140     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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