The appropriateness of referrals to a pediatric emergency department via a telephone health line

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 139-148

  Al Abdullah, Tawfik ^a   Plint, Amy C ^b,c   Shaw, Alyson ^b   Correll, Rhonda ^c   Gaboury, Isabelle ^c   Pitters, Carrol ^b,c   Bottaglia, Anna ^d   Clifford, Tammy ^b,e  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d Canadian Forces Health Services   (Canada)

^e CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Children; Emergency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; TELECONSULTATION; TELEHEALTH; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TELEPHONE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOTLINES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; ONTARIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 66849138359     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500011106     Document Type: Article

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