The Boarder in the Emergency Department (BED) study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 265-269

  Gilligan, P ^a   Winder, S ^a   Singh, I ^b   Gupta, V ^b   Kelly, P O ^a   Hegarty, D ^c  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c Ballymun   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROWDING; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFECT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; CROWDING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 43149115880     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.048173     Document Type: Article

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