Effects of post-discharge telephone calls on the rate of emergency department visits in paediatric patients

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 931-935

  Yang, Chen ^a   Chen, Chung Ming ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

emergency department visit; follow up; hospital discharge; telephone call

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TELECONSULTATION; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; TAIWAN; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84867901814     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2012.02519.x     Document Type: Article

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