Is Manchester (MTS) more than a triage system? A study of its association with mortality and admission to a large Portuguese hospital

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-186

  Martins, H M G ^a   De Castro Dominguez Cuna L M ^a   Freitas, P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FERNANDO FONSECA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 61749092231     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.060780     Document Type: Article

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