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Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 120-122

  Castille, Karen ^a   Cooke, M ^b  

^a Modernisation Agency   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037349760     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.2.120     Document Type: Review

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