The effect on hospital admission profiles of establishing an emergency department observation ward

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 173, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 411-414

  Williams, A G ^a   Jelinek, G A ^a   Rogers, I R ^a   Wenban, J A ^a   Jacobs, I G ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0034675990     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2000.tb139269.x     Document Type: Article

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