Emergency and acute medical admissions: Insights from US and UK visits by a Melbourne tertiary health service

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-103

  Newnham, Harvey H ^a   Smit, de Villiers ^b   Keogh, Martin J ^b   Stripp, Andrew M ^b   Cameron, Peter A ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NOTE; STAFF TRAINING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MEDICAL MISSIONS, OFFICIAL; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES; VICTORIA;

EID: 84857888293     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja11.10619     Document Type: Note

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