Can additional experienced staff reduce emergency medical admissions?

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-53

  Goodacre, S ^a,b   Mason, S ^a,b   Kersh, R ^a   Webster, A ^a   Samaniego, N ^c   Morris, F ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WORKLOAD;

EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0842264762     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.005876     Document Type: Article

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