Safe discharge: An irrational, unhelpful and unachievable concept

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 753-755

  Goodacre, S ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 39049179727     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.037903     Document Type: Review

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