The influence of an Urgent Care Center on the frequency of ED visits in an urban hospital setting

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-125

  Merritt, Brenda ^a   Naamon, Edwin ^a   Morris, Stephen A ^a  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Triage; Urgent care center

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034021233     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(00)90000-7     Document Type: Article

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