Impact of an electronic link between the emergency department and family physicians: A randomized controlled trial

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-318

  Lang, Eddy ^a   Afilalo, Marc ^a   Vandal, Alain C ^a,b   Boivin, Jean François ^a,c   Xue, Xiaoqing ^a   Colacone, Antoinette ^a   Léger, Ruth ^a   Shrier, Ian ^a   Rosenthal, Stephen ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONSULTATION; DATA BASE; ELECTRONICS; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 32544460857     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.050698     Document Type: Article

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