Noncompletion of referrals to outpatient specialty clinics among patients discharged from the emergency department: A prospective cohort study

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 325-330

  Friedman, Steven Marc ^a,b   De Dios, Jennifer Vergel ^a   Hanneman, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compliance; Comprehension; Consultation; Continuity of care; Discharge; Emergency department; Outpatient referral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELECONSULTATION;

EID: 79955056764     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500012410     Document Type: Article

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