Adding a caveat to the urgent clinical notification of anaemia does not reduce inappropriate emergency room referral rates

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 149-153

  Froom, P ^a   Grikshtas, R ^a   Havis, R ^a   Barak, M ^a  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Emergency room visits; Information; Notification; Urgent

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038236962     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.2003.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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