Analysis of emergency department test ordering patterns in an urban academic medical center: Can the point-of-care option in a satellite laboratory provide sufficient menu to permit full service testing

Point of Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 134-138

  Johnson, Matthew M ^a   Lewandrowski, Kent B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Length of stay; POC

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249887675     PISSN: 1533029X     EISSN: 15330303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.poc.0000271401.14936.40     Document Type: Article

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