Changes in the Cost and Management of Emergency Department On-Call Coverage: Evidence From a Longitudinal Statewide Survey

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  McConnell, K John ^a   Newgard, Craig D ^a   Lee, Raymond ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL COST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SURGEON; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; OREGON; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 56249139412     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.01.338     Document Type: Article

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