The efficacy and value of emergency medicine: A supportive literature review

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Holliman, C James ^a   Mulligan, Terrence M ^b   Suter, Robert E ^c,d   Cameron, Peter ^e   Wallis, Lee ^f   Anderson, Philip D ^g   Clem, Kathleen ^h  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^g HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INFORMATION LITERACY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOLOGY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE;

EID: 84857683773     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-4-44     Document Type: Article

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