Follow-through after calling a nurse telephone advice line: A population-based study

Family Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 271-278

  de Coster, Carolyn ^a   Quan, Hude ^b   Elford, Rod ^a   Li, Bing ^a   Mazzei, Lara ^a   Zimmer, Scott ^a  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Family medicine; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE TELEPHONE ADVICE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CARE; TELECONSULTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955240297     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmq003     Document Type: Article

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