Acute medical units: Review of evidence

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 344-347

  Byrne, Declan ^a   Silke, Bernard ^b  

^a Kerry General Hospital   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE MEDICAL UNIT; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LEADERSHIP; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARD;

EID: 79960556624     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2011.05.016     Document Type: Short Survey

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