Patient compliance with medical advice given by telephone

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 288-292

  Labarère, José ^a   Torres, Jean Pierre ^a   Francois, Patrice ^a   Fourny, Magali ^a   Argento, Philippe ^a   Gensburger, Xavier ^b   Menthonnex, Philippe ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Emergency Med Assoc Co of Isere   (France)

Author keywords

Emergencies; Hotlines; Patient compliance questionnaire; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0041571951     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(03)00087-1     Document Type: Article

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