Calculating the cost of emergency care

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 491-492

  Kellermann, Arthur L ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; CALCULATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MEDICAID; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17844393878     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.02.009     Document Type: Editorial

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