Paediatric walk-out patients: Characteristics and outcomes

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 235-239

  Browne, Gary J ^a   McCaskill, M E ^a   Giles, H ^a   Lam, L T ^a   Fasher, B J ^a   Exley, B ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Children follow up; Paediatric emergency department; Walk out rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DROPOUTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034938438     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2001.00648.x     Document Type: Article

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