Impact of physicians' characteristics on the admission risk among children visiting a pediatric emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 120-124

  Gaucher, Nathalie ^a   Bailey, Benoit ^a   Gravel, Jocelyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

gender; hospitalization; medical training

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEVER; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC WARD; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISEASE; VOMITING; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT READMISSION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; QUEBEC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84857186373     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318243f8e0     Document Type: Article

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