Social Welfare in the Hospital Emergency Department: The Challenge of Integrated Community Health Care

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 603-604

  Gordon, James A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOME; HOMELESSNESS; HUNGER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE;

BED OCCUPANCY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUNGER; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL WELFARE;

EID: 64749104946     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.12.017     Document Type: Editorial

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