After-hours telephone triage affects patient safety

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 222-227

  Hildebrandt, David E ^a   Westfall, John M ^b   Smith, Peter C ^a  

^a Rose Family Medicine Residency   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PHYSICIAN; TELEPHONE;

ANSWERING SERVICES; EMERGENCIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SAFETY; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE;

EID: 0037336823     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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