No Significant Alteration in Admissions to Emergency Departments During Ramadan

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 253-256

  Pekdemir, Murat ^a   Ersel, Murat ^a   Yilmaz, Serkan ^a   Uygun, Mecit ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

emergency department; Ramadan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMADAN; RELIGION; RITUAL; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FASTING; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURKEY;

EID: 76449118167     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.03.013     Document Type: Article

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