What affects time to care in emergency room appendicitis patients?

Medical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-422

  Bickell, Nina A ^a   Hwang, Ula ^a   Anderson, Rebecca M ^a   Rojas, Mary ^a   Barsky, Carol L ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Emergency; Quality of care; Staffing; Time

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDICITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41149112320     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31815c1e66     Document Type: Article

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