Emergency department admission decision-making: An opportunity for quality improvement in medical education and practice

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 598-599

  Miles, Paul V ^a  

^a AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

BED OCCUPANCY; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750626831     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.08.031     Document Type: Editorial

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