Many Emergency Department Visits Could Be Managed At Urgent Care Centers And Retail Clinics
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- 1 September 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Health Affairs (Project Hope) in Health Affairs
- Vol. 29 (9) , 1630-1636
- https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0748
Abstract
Americans seek a large amount of nonemergency care in emergency departments, where they often encounter long waits to be seen. Urgent care centers and retail clinics have emerged as alternatives to...Keywords
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