Doctor's assistants: Do we need them?

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 114-116

  Law, Helen ^a   Sloan, John ^b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Doctor's assistant; Workload

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; LITERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

DATA COLLECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033018568     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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