Validity of the Manchester Triage System in paediatric emergency care

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 906-910

  Roukema, J ^a   Steyerberg, E W ^b   van Meurs, A ^c   Ruige, M ^c   van der Lei, J ^d   Moll, H A ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b Center for Medical Decision Making   (Netherlands)

^c JULIANA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NETHERLANDS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NETHERLANDS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE;

EID: 33845361654     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2006.038877     Document Type: Article

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