Emergency Department Length of Stay for Maori and European Patients in New Zealand

Introduction: Emergency department length of stay (ED LOS) is currently used in Australasia as a quality measure. In our ED, Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, have a shorter ED LOS than European patients. This is despite Maori having poorer health outcomes overall. This study sought to de...

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Main Authors: David Prisk, A. Jonathan R. Godfrey, Anne Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-06-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4fz0h75r