How secure are Australian emergency departments?

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 468-474

  Merfield, Eve ^a  

^a LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Security; Security in Australian emergency departments; Survey

Indexed keywords

AGE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; VIOLENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 0345095445     PISSN: 10356851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2026.2003.00504.x     Document Type: Review

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