TY  - JOUR
T1  - Pediatric after-hours telephone triage and advice: Who benefits and who pays?
AU  - Melzer SM
Y1  - 2003/07/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.157.7.617
JO  - Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
SP  - 617
EP  - 618
VL  - 157
IS  - 7
N2  - 
After-hours telephone care, which is primarily focused on providing clinical triage and advice, represents a unique set of challenges. The typical pediatrician in office practice will receive approximately 1000 after-hours triage and advice calls per year.1 These calls involve significant medicolegal risks and require a high level of clinical judgment to undertake an accurate assessment and ensure a safe and appropriate disposition.

SN  - 1072-4710
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.157.7.617
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.157.7.617
ER  -