A study exploring drug use and management of patients presenting to an inner city emergency department

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 147-153

  Hoskins, Rebecca ^a,b   Salmon, Debra ^a   Binks, Simon ^b   Moody, Hilary ^a   Benger, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug use; Emergency medicine; Healthcare burden

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 23144460209     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaen.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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