Cost analysis of nurse telephone consultation in out of hours primary care: Evidence from a randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7241, 2000, Pages 1053-1057

  Lattimer, Val ^a   Sassi, Franco ^b   George, Steve ^a   Moore, Michael ^c   Turnbull, Joanne ^a   Mullee, Mark ^a   Smith, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c Three Swans Surgery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0034655924     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.320.7241.1053     Document Type: Article

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