Decreasing clinically significant adverse events using feedback to emergency physicians of telephone follow-up outcomes

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-23

  Chern, Chii Hwa ^a   How, Chorng Kuang ^a   Wang, Lee Min ^a   Lee, Chen Hsen ^a   Graff, Louis ^a  

^a CT 06050 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 11144226995     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.08.012     Document Type: Article

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