title: Reducing risk with telephone follow-up of patients who leave against medical advice or fail to complete an ED visit.
authors.affiliation: Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, Fla., USA. gstrink1@tampabay.rr.com
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Strinko
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Schaeffer
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Laughlin
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000379:methods*; D000465:Algorithms; D003663:Decision Trees; D004282:Documentation; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D013689:Telephone; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data