Patients who presented to an australian emergency department and did not wait or left against medical advice: A prospective cohort follow-up study

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 357-368

  Crilly, Julia ^a   Bost, Nerolie ^a   Gleeson, Heidi ^a   Timms, Jo ^a  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

did not wait; emergency department; left against medical advice; outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES;

EID: 84869835479     PISSN: 19314485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TME.0b013e3182705efb     Document Type: Article

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