Optimizing the use of telephone nursing advice for upper respiratory infection symptoms

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 264-270

  Harper, Rosalind ^a   Temkin, Tanya ^a   Bhargava, Reena ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD; COUGHING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANDEMIC; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CARE; SINUSITIS; SYMPTOM; TELECONSULTATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; NURSE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEPHONE;

HUMANS; NURSES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84928401319     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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