NHS direct versus general practice based triage for same day appointments in primary care: Cluster randomised controlled trial

British Medical Journal

Volumn 329, Issue 7469, 2004, Pages 774-777

  Richards, David A ^a   Godfrey, Lesley ^b   Tawfik, Jane ^b   Ryan, Mike ^c   Meakins, Joan ^b   Button, Evelyn ^b   Miles, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Priory Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c YORKSHIRE AMBULANCE SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COST; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEWBORN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOTLINES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; TRIAGE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 19544379503     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38226.605995.55     Document Type: Article

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