Manchester triage system version II and resource utilisation in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 148-152

  Santos, André Peralta ^a   Freitas, Paulo ^a   Martins, Henrique Manuel Gil ^a  

^a Hospital Prof Doutor Fernando Fonseca   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANCHESTER TRIAGE SYSTEM VERSION II; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

DEATH/MORTALITY; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALISATIONS; TRIAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892801264     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201782     Document Type: Article

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