Emergency care in California: No emergency?

Health Affairs

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Kellermann, Arthur L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY WARD; FIRST AID; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LAW; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644323303     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.W4.149     Document Type: Short Survey

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