Care of minor injuries by emergency nurse practitioners or junior doctors: A randomised controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9187, 1999, Pages 1321-1326

  Sakr, M ^a   Angus, J ^a   Perrin, J ^a   Nixon, C ^a   Nicholl, J ^b   Wardrope, J ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0033576194     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)02447-2     Document Type: Article

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