Triage of febrile children at a GP cooperative: Determinants of a consultation

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 58, Issue 549, 2008, Pages 242-247

  Monteny, Miriam ^a   Berger, Marjolein Y ^a   van der Wouden, Johannes C ^a   Broekman, Berth J ^b   Koes, Bart W ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b GP Cooperative South   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

After hours care; Child; Fever; Infant; Practice guideline; Preschool; Triage

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DROWSINESS; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLOR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; SEIZURES, FEBRILE; TRIAGE;

EID: 42049099890     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp08X279643     Document Type: Article

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