Unscheduled return visits within 72 hours to an assessment unit

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 455-458

  Lal, M K ^a   Kibirige, M S ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment unit; Unscheduled return visits

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATION; FAMILY COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

EID: 0032944520     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.80.5.455     Document Type: Article

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