Inappropriate use of hospital emergency departments

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 187-188

  Marks, Michael K ^a   Steinfort, Daniel ^a   Barnett, Peter L J ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 0037450283     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05142.x     Document Type: Letter

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