Understanding target-driven action in emergency department performance using simulation

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 724-727

  Gunal M M ^a   Pidd, M ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70349313580     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.066969     Document Type: Article

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