Factors influencing professional decision making on unplanned hospital admission: A qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 604, 2012, Pages

  Simmonds, Rosemary Laura ^a   Shaw, Alison ^a   Purdy, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Emergency care; General practice; Patient admission; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PEER GROUP; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; SUPPORT GROUP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84868139199     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp12X658278     Document Type: Review

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