Workload and case-mix in a Greek emergency department

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-85

  Agouridakis, Panos ^a   Hatzakis, Kostas ^a   Chatzimichali, Katerina ^a   Psaromichalaki, Maria ^a   Askitopoulou, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Hospital emergencies; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GREECE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRIAGE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 4143102739     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200404000-00005     Document Type: Article

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