National ambulatory emergency care survey: Current level of adoption and considerations for the future

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 555-559

  McCallum, Lynn ^a   Bell, Derek ^b,c   Sturgess, Ian ^d   Lawrence, Kate ^e  

^a NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d EAST KENT HOSPITALS UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Admission; Ambulatory; Day case; Emergency care; Hospital; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX PAIN; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78650327962     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.10-6-555     Document Type: Article

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