Drive-Through Medicine: A Novel Proposal for Rapid Evaluation of Patients During an Influenza Pandemic

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 268-273

  Weiss, Eric A ^a   Ngo, Jessica ^a   Gilbert, Gregory H ^a   Quinn, James V ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76549112717     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.11.025     Document Type: Article

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