Access block and overcrowding in emergency departments: An empirical analysis

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 508-511

  Harris, Anthony ^a   Sharma, Anurag ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL;

CROWDING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VICTORIA; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 77954173126     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.072546     Document Type: Article

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