Declining Emergency Department Visits and Costs During the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak

Declining Emergency Department Visits and Costs During the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Outbreak

The immediate and long-term impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak on emergency department (ED) visits and hospital expenditures for these visits has not been thoroughly investigated. The objectives of this retrospective observational study investigated the impact of SARS outbre...

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Main Authors: Hsien-Hao Huang, David Hung-Tsang Yen, Wei-Fong Kao, Lee-Min Wang, Chun-I Huang, Chen-Hsen Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
cost
emergency department (ED)
epidemiology
severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609601066

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