The reliability of patients in delivering their letter from the hospital accident and emergency department to their general practitioner.
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- 1 September 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Emergency Medicine Journal
- Vol. 2 (3) , 161-164
- https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2.3.161
Abstract
A study over a 2-week period was undertaken to determine what the delivery success rate was for letters given to a patient in the accident and emergency department for delivery to that patient's general practitioner. This was found to be 60% at 2 weeks, rising to 71% at 4 weeks. The only statistically significant factor affecting this success rate was the age of the patient. The importance of the delivery of these letters is emphasized.Keywords
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