Analysis of ophthalmology workforce and delivery of emergency department eye care in Florida

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1522-1527

  Witmer, Matthew T ^a   Margo, Curtis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; EYE CARE; EYE INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD; ADULT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 70449717226     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.269     Document Type: Article

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