Intensive care in critical access hospitals

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 116-123

  Freeman, Victoria A ^a   Walsh, John ^a   Rudolf, Matthew ^a   Slifkin, Rebecca T ^a   Skinner, Asheley Cockrell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVIEWS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT TRANSFER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947700869     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00078.x     Document Type: Article

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