Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 196-202 , May 2010

Understanding Non-emergency Patients Admitted to Hospitals Through the Emergency Department for Efficient ED Functions

  • Jee-In Hwang, PhD
    • ,
  • Hyejung Chang, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationFor correspondence, write: Hyejung Chang, PhD, College of Business Administration, Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemoon-Gu Hoegi-Dong 1, Seoul, 130-701, South Korea

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PII: S0099-1767(09)00311-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.07.002

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 196-202 , May 2010

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