Quality in emergency medicine: An introduction

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1064-1066

  Sanders, Arthur B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036843531     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/aemj.9.11.1064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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