An inventory of VHA emergency departments' resources and processes for caring for women

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue SUPPL.2, 2013, Pages

  Cordasco, Kristina M ^a,b,c   Zephyrin, Laurie C ^d   Kessler, Chad S ^e,f   Mallard, Meri ^d   Canelo, Ismelda ^a   Rubenstein, Lisa V ^a,b,c   Yano, Elizabeth M ^a,b,g  

^a VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Organization of care; Veterans' health; Women's health

Indexed keywords

RHESUS D ANTIBODY;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DNA PROBE; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GONORRHEA; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL ORDER; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGIST; SEXUAL ASSAULT; VAGINAL SPECULUM; VETERANS HEALTH;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX OFFENSES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84892906358     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2327-7     Document Type: Article

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