A randomised trial deploying a simulation to investigate the impact of hospital discharge letters on patient care in general practice

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Jiwa, Moyez ^a   Meng, Xingqiong ^a   O'Shea, Carolyn ^b   Magin, Parker ^c   Dadich, Ann ^d   Pillai, Vinita ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AUSTRALIA; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GLAUCOMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE LETTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROGRAM IMPACT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THYROID NODULE; VIDEORECORDING; WORK EXPERIENCE; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; TEACHING;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SIMULATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84903957322     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005475     Document Type: Article

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