Public health initiatives in the emergency department: Not so good for the public health?

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-197

  Kelen, G D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS EXAMINATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MASS SCREENING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39749185628     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00068.x     Document Type: Note

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