Characterizing emergency departments to improve understanding of emergency care systems

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Steptoe, Anne P ^a   Corel, Blanka ^a   Sullivan, Ashley F ^a   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPREHENSION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; GEOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84857669328     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-4-42     Document Type: Article

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