Paediatric ED reattendance rates: Comparing nurse practitioners and other clinicians

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 379-382

  Feetham, Jane E ^a   Christian, Will ^a   Benger, Jonathan R ^b,c   Hoskins, Rebecca ^b   Odd, David ^d   Lyttle, Mark D ^a,c  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE MIX; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; NURSE CONSULTANT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; URBAN AREA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 84929132742     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2013-203514     Document Type: Article

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