Telephone triage a challenge for practicing midwives

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 471-479

  Devore, Nancy E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALPRACTICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; NURSE MIDWIVES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033191849     PISSN: 00912182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-2182(99)00087-7     Document Type: Article

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