A cross-sectional study of the quality of telephone triage in a primary care out-of-hours service

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 68-72

  Pasini, Alberto ^a   Rigon, Giulio ^b   Vaona, Alberto ^b  

^a Ufficio 'Farm Clinica Territoriale'   (Italy)

^b Direzione Sanitaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUT-OF-HOURS CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE;

EID: 84924777729     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1357633X14566573     Document Type: Article

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