Using clinical indicators in emergency medicine: Documenting performance improvements to justify increased resource allocation

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 319-321

  Rogers, Ian R ^a   Evans, Lynne ^b   Jelinek, George A ^a   Jacobs, Ian ^a   Inkpen, Cathie ^a   Mountain, David ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinical indicators; Thrombolysis; Triage

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TIME;

EID: 0032826603     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.16.5.319     Document Type: Article

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