Allocation decisions and patient preferences in emergency medicine

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1051-1054

  Arendts, Glenn ^a,b,c   Howard, Kirsten ^a   Rose, John M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 81855185321     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.099929     Document Type: Review

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