Letter to the Editor
Response to Re: Impact of the four-hour National Emergency Access Target on 30 day mortality, access block and chronic emergency department overcrowding in Australian emergency departments
Roberto Forero,
Roberto Forero
Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Hanh Ngo,
Hanh Ngo
Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Nicola Man,
Nicola Man
Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author David Mountain,
David Mountain
Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Emergency Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Daniel Fatovich,
Daniel Fatovich
Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Emergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Roberto Forero,
Roberto Forero
Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Hanh Ngo,
Hanh Ngo
Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Nicola Man,
Nicola Man
Simpson Centre for Health Services Research, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Search for more papers by this author David Mountain,
David Mountain
Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Emergency Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Search for more papers by this author Daniel Fatovich,
Daniel Fatovich
Division of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Emergency Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine, Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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First published: 04 December 2018
No abstract is available for this article.
References
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