The evolution of ED crowding

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-160

  Bellow, Aaron A ^a,b   Gillespie, Gordon Lee ^c  

^a Christus Gulf Coast Facilities Emergency and Minor Care Departments   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROWDING (AREA); EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

CROWDING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897648289     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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