Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 586-588, December 2004

The quality gap: Searching for the consequences of emergency department crowding

  • David J. Magid, MD, MPH

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: David J. Magid, MD, MPH, Kaiser Permanente Clinical Research Unit, PO Box 378066, Denver, CO 80237-8066; 303-636-3131, fax 303-636-3109;
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  • Brent R. Asplin, MD, MPH
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  • Robert L. Wears, MD, MS

From the Clinical Research Unit, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, and the Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO (Magid); the Department of Emergency Medicine, Regions Hospital and HealthPartners Research Foundation, and the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN (Asplin); and the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida Health Center Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL (Wears)

published online 28 October 2004.

See related article, p. 577.

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 The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.

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PII: S0196-0644(04)01208-9

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.07.449

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 6 , Pages 586-588, December 2004

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