Key indicators of overcrowding in Canadian emergency departments: A Delphi study

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 339-346

  Ospina, Maria B ^a   Bond, Kenneth ^a   Schull, Michael ^b   Innes, Grant ^c   Blitz, Sandra ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crowding; Delphi technique; Emergency medicine; Health services accessibility; Overcrowding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSENSUS; CROWDING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; SATISFACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 37349058208     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500015281     Document Type: Article

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