Primary care or A and E? A study of patients redirected from an accident and emergency department

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 144-147

  McGugan, E A ^a   Morrison, W ^a  

^a NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Defining A and E's activity; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033659294     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693300004500505     Document Type: Article

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