The safety and effectiveness of minor injuries telemedicine

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 438-445

  Benger, J R ^a,d   Noble, S M ^b   Coast, J ^b   Kendall, J M ^c  

^a Tewkesbury Hospital ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 3242812882     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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