Lessons from the 4-hour standard in England for Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 615-

  Goh, Shyan L ^a  

^a Department of Orthopaedics ^*  (Australia)

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Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEAMWORK; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79958813659     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03125.x     Document Type: Letter

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