The heaviest repeat users of an inner city emergency department are not general practice patients
- 25 July 2003
- journal article
- website
- Published by Wiley in Emergency Medicine
- Vol. 15 (4) , 322-329
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-2026.2003.00470.x
Abstract
Objective: To test the hypothesis that frequent attenders to the ED are suitable for diversion to general practice. Methods: A retrospective review of a computerized database for the top 500 frequent...Keywords
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