Emergency department closures: Policy issues

Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 380-383

  Malone, Ruth E ^a   Dohan, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLITICS; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HUMANS; LOBBYING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY;

EID: 0034251806     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/men.2000.108629     Document Type: Article

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