Time Series Analysis of Variables Associated With Daily Mean Emergency Department Length of Stay

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-271

  Rathlev, Niels K ^a   Chessare, John ^a   Olshaker, Jonathan ^a   Obendorfer, Dan ^a   Mehta, Supriya D ^a   Rothenhaus, Todd ^a   Crespo, Steven ^a   Magauran, Brendan ^a   Davidson, Kathy ^e   Shemin, Richard ^b   Lewis, Keith ^c   Becker, James M ^d   Fisher, Linda ^a,e   Guy, Linda ^e   Cooper, Abbott ^a   Litvak, Eugene ^a  

^a Departments of Emergency Medicine (Rathlev Olshaker Obendorfer Mehta Rothenhaus Crespo Magaura   (United States)

^b Cardiothoracic Surgery (Shemin)

^c Surgery ^*

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

BED OCCUPANCY; BOSTON; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847225579     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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