Declining emergency department visits and costs during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-37

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

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost; Emergency department (ED); Epidemiology; Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 31144445568     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60106-6     Document Type: Article

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