A research agenda to assure equity during periods of emergency department crowding

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1318-1323

  Hwang, Ula ^a,b   Weber, Ellen J ^c   Richardson, Lynne D ^a   Sweet, Vicki ^d   Todd, Knox ^e   Abraham, Gallane ^a   Ankel, Felix ^f  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ST JUDE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROWDING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CROWDING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 83655191675     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01233.x     Document Type: Article

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