EMTALA knowledge among on-call specialists at an academic medical center

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 444-446

  Cone, David C ^a   Alexander, Victor ^b   Myint, Wynne ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Lawrence and Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; LAW; LAW SUIT; LETTER; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 33646855758     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.03.003     Document Type: Letter

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