Use of a Telephone Nursing Line in a Pediatric Neurology Clinic: One Approach to the Shortage of Subspecialists

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1083-1087

  Letourneau, Megan A ^a   MacGregor, Daune L ^a   Dick, Paul T ^a   McCabe, E J ^a   Allen, Anita J ^a   Chan, Valerie W ^a   MacMillan, Lynn J ^a   Golomb, Meredith R ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Management; Neurology; Nursing; Pediatric neurology; Telemedicine; Telephone; Telephone advice; Telephone tri age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOTLINES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGY; NURSE'S ROLE; PARENTS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS; REMOTE CONSULTATION;

EID: 0242363709     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.5.1083     Document Type: Article

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