A long-term analysis of physician triage screening in the emergency department

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 374-380

  Rogg, Jonathan G ^a   White, Benjamin A ^b   Biddinger, Paul D ^b,d   Chang, Yuchiao ^b,c   Brown, David F M ^b,c  

^a Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN SCREENING PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876365288     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12113     Document Type: Article

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