Cross-sectional survey of patients presenting to a South African urban emergency centre

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 635-640

  Hodkinson, P W ^a,b   Wallis, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b Postal C/O FIND   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69249132969     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.063362     Document Type: Article

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