Studying the Technical Work of Emergency Care

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 384-386

  Nemeth, Christopher P ^a   Cook, Richard I ^a   Wears, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34548644560     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.08.013     Document Type: Editorial

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