Triage in a public outpatient sexual health clinic

Sexual Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-90

  Knight, Vickie ^a   McNulty, Anna ^a,b  

^a Sydney Sexual Health Centre   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Access; Appointments; Genitourinary medicine; Quality improvement; Sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; HUMANS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT SELECTION; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TIME MANAGEMENT; TRIAGE;

EID: 33744823295     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH05046     Document Type: Review

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