Adding more junior residents may worsen emergency department crowding.
BACKGROUND: Although increasing staff numbers during shifts when emergency department (ED) crowding is severe can help meet patient demand, it remains unclear how different types of added staff, particularly junior residents, may affect crowding. METHODS: To identify associations between types of st...
Main Authors: | Takahisa Kawano, Kei Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Hayashi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4219696?pdf=render |
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