The epidemiology of emergency department attendances in Christchurch

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 1129, 2001, Pages 157-159

  Hider, P ^a   Helliwell, P ^b   Ardagh, M ^c   Kirk, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Invercargill Hospital   (New Zealand)

^c CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEASON; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NEW ZEALAND; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 0035853730     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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