Emergency Medicine and the Health of the Public: The Critical Role of Emergency Departments in US Public Health

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 815-819

  Hirshon, Jon Mark ^a   Morris, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Framingham Union Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOMELESSNESS; INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748709905     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2006.06.012     Document Type: Review

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