The appropriateness of, and compliance with, telephone triage decisions: A systematic review and narrative synthesis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2610-2621

  Blank, Lindsay ^a   Coster, Joanne ^a   O'Cathain, Alicia ^a   Knowles, Emma ^a   Tosh, Jonathan ^a   Turner, Janette ^a   Nicholl, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Compliance; Literature review; Nursing; Systematic review; Telephone triage

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE;

DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOTLINES; HUMANS; NURSES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE;

EID: 84869095792     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06052.x     Document Type: Review

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