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

      Affiliations

    • 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

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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

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

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