Impact of triage in accident and emergency departments in Bahrain;L’impact du triage des blessés dans les services des urgences à Bahreïn

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 812-818

  Fateha, B E A ^a   Hamza, A Y ^b  

^a Ministry of Health   (Bahrain)

^b SALMANIYA MEDICAL COMPLEX   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAHRAIN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; WORKLOAD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; EVALUATION; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

BAHRAIN; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 4944226117     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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