Management of patients with infectious diseases in an emergency department observation unit

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 187-207

  Roberts, Rebecca ^a  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CELLULITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBSERVATION; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035142234     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8627(05)70175-9     Document Type: Article

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