National study of emergency department observation services

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 959-965

  Wiler, Jennifer L ^a,b   Ross, Michael A ^c   Ginde, Adit A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; OBSERVATION UNIT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052703871     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01151.x     Document Type: Article

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