Effect of population ageing on emergency department speed and efficiency: A historical perspective from a district general hospital in the UK

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 379-383

  George, Grizelda ^a   Jell, C ^a   Todd, B S ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33744970484     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.029793     Document Type: Article

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