Clinical decision units in the emergency department: Old concepts, new paradigms, and refined gate keeping

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-125

  Hassan, Taj B ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ASTHMA; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THORAX PAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037352578     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.2.123     Document Type: Review

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