Does a physician visual assessment change triage?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-33

  Brillman, Judith C ^a   Doezema, David ^a   Tandberg, Dan ^a   Sklar, David R ^a   Skipper, Betty J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medical services; gatekeepers; health service; hospital emergency service; Triage

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031031201     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90043-7     Document Type: Article

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