Hospital-level variation in the percentage of admissions originating in the emergency department

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1441-1446

  Studnicki, James ^a   Platonova, Elena A ^a   Fisher, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869452293     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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