An observational study of emergency department intern activities

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 188, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 514-519

  Ni Zhu, Jia ^a,b   Weiland, Tracey J ^a,b   Taylor, David M ^b,c,d   Dent, Andrew W ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTERY PUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESIDENT; RESUSCITATION; WORKING TIME; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; VICTORIA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 45949097892     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01765.x     Document Type: Article

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