Contents and Quality of Referral Letters Received at the Emergency Paediatric Unit of a Tertiary Hospital in South East Nigeria
Kelechi Odinaka,
Nwolisa Emeka,
Ogbonna Ikechukwu
et al.
Abstract:Background: The referral letter is a document that contains vital medical information about a patient and also a means of transferring information about the care of patients from one healthcare worker to another. In developing regions of the world like Africa, where it may serve as the major route for transferring patient's information, the referral letter has infrequently been studied.
Objective: The study is to assess the quality of referral letters to the Emergency Paediatric Unit (EPU) of a tertiary … Show more
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