The changing role of the emergency department in the Northern Territory: A Delphi study

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-234

  Meuleners, Lynn B ^a,b   Lee, Andy H ^a,b   Zhao, Yuejen ^c   Intrapanya, Methinee ^d  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c NORTHERN TERRITORY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^d ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access block; Delphi; Emergency presentations; Evidence based practice

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUDGET; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

EID: 3142619236     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2004.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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