The effectiveness of the South African triage score (SATS) in a rural emergency department

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 537-540

  Rosedale, K ^a   Smith, Z A ^a   Davies, H ^a   Wood, D ^a  

^a Ngwelezane Hospital Emergency Department   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED EARLY WARNING SCORE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICAN TRIAGE SCORE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH AFRICA; TRIAGE;

EID: 79961014233     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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