Emergency department overcrowding: The impact of resource scarcity on physician job satisfaction

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 327-340

  Rondeau, Kent V ^a   Francescutti, Louis H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CROWDING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; JOB SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 25444484921     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-200509000-00009     Document Type: Review

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