Factors associated with longer ED lengths of stay

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 643-650

  Gardner, Rebekah L ^a   Sarkar, Urmimala ^a   Maselli, Judith H ^a   Gonzales, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250891236     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.11.037     Document Type: Article

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