Improving care in accident and emergency departments
BMJ 2001; 323 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.323.7303.39 (Published 07 July 2001) Cite this as: BMJ 2001;323:39Data supplement
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Table A Breakdown of criticisms noted in 56 published articles
Area criticised
No Accident and emergency senior house officers 7 Accident and emergency doctors 19 Accident and emergency service provision 30 Accident and emergency doctors and doctors from other specialties 6 Most studies commented only on doctors in general