Designing the accident and emergency system: Lessons from manufacturing

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 126-130

  Walley, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MARKETING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; REVIEW; THEORY;

EID: 0037351053     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.2.126     Document Type: Review

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