Frequent attenders in out-of-hours general practice care: Attendance prognosis

Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-288

  Vedsted, Peter ^a   Olesen, Frede ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Family practice; Follow up studies; Frequent attenders; Health service use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DENMARK; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032792518     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/16.3.283     Document Type: Article

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