Rheumatology telephone helplines: An activity analysis

Revmatologiia

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1390-1395

  McCabe, C ^a   McDowell, J ^b   Cushnaghan, J ^b   Butts, S ^a   Hewlett, S ^c   Stafford, S ^d   O'Hea, J ^e   Breslin, A ^f  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

^b WYE VALLEY NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Helplines; Rheumatology; Telephone

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SERVICE; MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; TELEPHONE; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034502427     PISSN: 13100505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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