Impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreaks on the use of emergency department medical resources

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 254-259

  Huang, Chien Cheng ^a   Yen, David Hung Tsang ^a,b   Huang, Hsien Hao ^a,b   Kao, Wei Fong ^a   Wang, Lee Min ^a   Huang, Chun I ^a   Lee, Chen Hsen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Demography; Diagnosis; Emergency department; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIZZINESS; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; ENTERITIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; VERTIGO;

EID: 20744458281     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70146-7     Document Type: Article

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