The worsening of ED on-call coverage in California: 6-year trend

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 785-791

  Rudkin, Scott E ^a   Langdorf, Mark I ^a   Oman, Jennifer A ^a   Kahn, Christopher A ^a   White, Hayley ^a   Anderson, Craig L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; CALIFORNIA; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MINORITY GROUPS; OBSTETRICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 68349139825     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.06.012     Document Type: Article

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