Quality and effectiveness of an emergency department during weekends

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 573-574

  Miro O ^a   Sanchez M ^a   Espinosa, G ^a   Milla J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGISTER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIODICITY; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TRIAGE; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 4544382354     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2002.001420     Document Type: Article

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