Consultations in the emergency department: A systematic review of the literature

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-9

  Lee, Rene S ^a,b   Woods, Rob ^a   Bullard, Michael ^a   Holroyd, Brian R ^a   Rowe, Brian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 38749115378     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.051631     Document Type: Review

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