Randomized controlled trial of general practitioner versus usual medical care in a suburban accident and emergency department using an informal triage system

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 49, Issue 438, 1999, Pages 43-44

  Gibney, D ^d   Murphy, Andrew W ^c   Barton, D ^a   Byrne, C ^d   Smith, M ^d   Bury, G ^d   Mullan, E ^d   Plunkett, P K ^b  

^a Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland   (Ireland)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Accident and emergency services; General practitioners; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; IRELAND; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SUBURBAN HEALTH SERVICES; TRIAGE;

EID: 0032904314     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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