Emergency department characteristics and capabilities in Beijing, China

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Wen, Leana S ^a   Xu, Jun ^b   Steptoe, Anne P ^c   Sullivan, Ashley F ^c   Walline, Joseph H ^d   Yu, Xuezhong ^b   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (China)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Emergency Department classification; Emergency Department crowding; health policy; international emergency medicine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84878540350     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.07.083     Document Type: Article

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