How to achieve New Zealand's shorter stays in emergency departments health target

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 1316, 2010, Pages 95-103

  Ardagh, Mike ^a  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; STRATEGIC PLANNING; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PNEUMONIA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; TRENDS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PNEUMONIA; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 77953488953     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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