Barriers and facilitators for successful after hours care model implementation: Reducing ED utilisation

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 137-144

  Fry, Margaret M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

After hours care models; Ambulance services; Emergency Nurse Practitioner; GP cooperatives services; Minor Injuries Units; Primary Care Health Centres; Systematic review; Telephone triage; Walk in Centres

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350569995     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2009.08.001     Document Type: Review

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