Rural emergency department staffing and participation in emergency certification and training programs

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-262

  Casey, Michelle M ^a,b   Wholey, Douglas ^a   Moscovice, Ira S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

CERTIFICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 47249091451     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00166.x     Document Type: Article

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