How do emergency department physicians rate their orthopaedic on-call coverage?

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-57

  Cantu, Robert Victor ^a   Bell, John Erik ^a   Padula, William V ^b   Nahikian, Kael R ^c   Pober, David M ^d  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency department; on call; orthopaedic; survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORTHOPEDICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 83655191983     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31821d7a81     Document Type: Article

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