Effect of visual cues, vital signs, and protocols on triage: A prospective randomized crossover trial

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 655-664

  Salk, E D ^a   Schriger, D I ^a   Hubbell, K A ^a   Schwartz, B L ^a  

^a Emergency Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031797299     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70063-0     Document Type: Article

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