Use of laboratory tests in out-of-hours services in Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 76-80

  Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen ^a   Sandvik, Hogne ^a   Hunskaar, Steinar ^a,b  

^a National Centre for Emergency Primary Health Care   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical chemistry tests; CRP; diagnostic tests; emergency medical services; primary health care

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGE FACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84861751807     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2012.684208     Document Type: Article

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