The neurosurgeon on duty - Quality and quantity of acute care

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 168-173

  Rickels, Eckhard ^a   Schuhmann, M U ^b   Rosahl, S K ^c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accuracy of primary diagnosis; Acute care; Additional burden; Neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; EMERGENCY SURGERY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGEON; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 9644267073     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820358     Document Type: Article

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