Short-stay units and observation medicine: A systematic review

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 559-563

  Daly, Sue ^a   Campbell, Donald A ^b   Cameron, Peter A ^c  

^a Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SHORT STAY OBSERVATION UNIT; WARD;

EID: 0038378948     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05359.x     Document Type: Article

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