The Surge Capacity for People in Emergencies (SCOPE) study in Australasian hospitals

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 394-398

  Traub, Matthias ^a   Bradt, David A ^b   Joseph, Anthony P ^a,c  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEW ZEALAND; OPERATING ROOM; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TERRORISM; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; X RAY;

EID: 34247894001     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00971.x     Document Type: Article

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