EMDOC (Emergency Department Overcrowding) Internet-Based Safety Net Research

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-107

  Steele, Robert ^a   Kiss, Attilla ^a  

^a Synergy Medical Education Alliance ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency Department; Internet; overcrowding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CROWDING; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INTERNET; MICHIGAN; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 45249123213     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.03.022     Document Type: Article

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