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Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-238

  Lowe, Robert A ^a,b,c   Schull, Michael ^d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Emergency Medicine Network EMNet   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 80054965301     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.03.054     Document Type: Editorial

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