An Audit of the Appropriateness of Teletriage Nursing Advice

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-60

  Hogenbirk, John C ^a   Pong, Raymond W ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PATIENT MONITORING; SOUND RECORDING; TELEMEDICINE;

NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ADVICE;

NURSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 1842632168     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/153056204773644580     Document Type: Article

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