The impact of a primary care physician cooperative on the caseload of an emergency department: The Maastricht integrated out-of-hours service

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 612-617

  Van Uden, Caro J T ^a,b   Winkens, Ron A G ^a,b   Wesseling, Geertjan ^a   Fiolet, Hans F B M ^a   Van Schayck, Onno C P ^b   Crebolder, Harry F J M ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

After hours care; Emergency medicine; Gatekeeping; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SKIN DISEASE; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 22644444402     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0091.x     Document Type: Article

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