National inventory of emergency departments in Singapore

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Wen, Leana S ^a   Venkataraman, Anantharaman ^b   Sullivan, Ashley F ^c   Camargo, Carlos A ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department classification; Emergency department utilisation; Health policy; International emergency medicine; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INVENTORY CONTROL; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84892441984     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-5-38     Document Type: Article

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