Extent and appropriateness of emergency department services usage by foreign workers in Singapore

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-204

  Chen, K ^a   Tham, K Y ^a   Seow, E ^a   Wong, H P ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Appropriate use of health care services; Language barrier; Non emergency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; LANGUAGE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0033088945     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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