Oxegen 2004: The impact of a major music festival on the workload of a local hospital

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Nix, C M ^a   Khan, I J ^b   Hoban, M ^b   Little, G ^b   Keye, G ^b   O'Connor, H J ^b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MUSIC; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD; ADDICTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY; IRELAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33747642287     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: 03323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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