Effectiveness of telephone-based screening and triage during COVID-19 outbreak in the promoted primary healthcare system: a case study in Ardabil province, Iran.

Nazila NeJhaddadgarArash ZiapourGhader ZakkipourJaffar AbbasMitra AbolfathiMasoud Shabani

Published in: Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health (2020)

The use of a grading system in referring patients with suspected cases, triage of patients according to symptoms at the comprehensive health centers, and activation of home isolation were the most important factors in reducing the burden of unnecessary referrals of patients to the hospital.

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