The Safety of Emergency Care Systems: Results of a Survey of Clinicians in 65 US Emergency Departments

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Magid, David J ^a   Sullivan, Ashley F ^b   Cleary, Paul D ^c   Rao, Sowmya R ^b   Gordon, James A ^b   Kaushal, Rainu ^d   Guadagnoli, Edward ^e   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^b   Blumenthal, David ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MONITORING; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; TEAMWORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349121247     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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