How urgent are emergency admissions?: An evaluation of emergency admissions to general hospitals in a Norwegian county

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 699-708

  Hotvedt, Ragnar ^a   Thoner, Just ^a   Wilskow, Arne W ^a   Førde, Olav H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Admissions; Appropriateness; Emergency medical services; Hospital planning

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

EID: 0033401835     PISSN: 02664623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0266462399015494     Document Type: Review

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