An evaluation of the appropriateness of advice and healthcare contacts made following calls to NHS Direct Wales

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Snooks, Helen ^a   Peconi, Julie ^a   Munro, James ^b   Cheung, Wai Yee ^a   Rance, Jaynie ^c   Williams, Anne ^d  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Patient Opinion   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952093577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-178     Document Type: Review

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