The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA): Guidelines for compliance

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 225-240

  Peth Jr , Howard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 1542267387     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8627(03)00123-8     Document Type: Review

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