A cross-sectional study of emergency department boarding practices in the united states

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 497-503

  Pitts, Stephen R ^a   Vaughns, Frances L ^b   Gautreau, Marc A ^c   Cogdell, Matthew W ^b   Meisel, Zachary ^d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CROWDING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901018860     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acem.12375     Document Type: Article

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