Defining and measuring successful emergency care networks: A research agenda

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1297-1305

  Glickman, Seth W ^a   Kit Delgado, M ^b   Hirshon, Jon Mark ^d   Hollander, Judd E ^e   Iwashyna, Theodore J ^g   Jacobs, Alice K ^f   Kilaru, Austin S ^p   Lorch, Scott A ^h,o   Mutter, Ryan L ^j   Myers, Sage R ⁱ   Owens, Pamela L ^j   Phelan, Michael P ^k   Pines, Jesse M ^l,m   Seymour, Christopher W ⁿ   Ewen Wang, N ^c   Branas, Charles C ^o  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

ⁱ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^j AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^k LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^l GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^m GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^o Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650036164     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00930.x     Document Type: Review

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