Seven-year evolution of discharge diagnoses of emergency department users

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 193-198

  Gunnarsdottir, Oddny S ^a   Rafnsson, Vilhjalmur ^b  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Diagnose trend; European shortlist; International Classification of Diseases; Patient discharge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TREND STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 34447325899     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3280b17ebb     Document Type: Article

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