Prospective study of telephone calls to a hotline for infectious disease consultation: Analysis of 7,863 solicited consultations over a 1-year period

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 509-514

  Gennai, S ^a   Francois P ^a,b   Sellier, E ^a   Vittoz, J P ^a   Hincky Vitrat, V ^a   Pavese, P ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TELECONSULTATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CELLULAR PHONE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HOTLINES; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALIZATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 79952769993     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-1111-z     Document Type: Article

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