The quick response initiative in the emergency department: Who benefits?

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 137-148

  Weir, Robin ^a   Browne, Gina ^a   Byrne, Carolyn ^a   Roberts, Jacqueline ^a   Gafni, Amiram ^a,b   Thompson, Arlene ^c   Walsh, Marian ^d   McColl, Lynda ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Humber Memorial Hospital   (Canada)

^d Home Care Program   (Canada)

^e Emergency Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Applicability; Home care services; Quick response programs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ONTARIO; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0033155972     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019035811650     Document Type: Article

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