Variation in emergency department visits for conditions that may be in alternative primary care settings

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 252-256

  Altmayer, Chris A ^a   Ardal, Sten ^b   Woodward, Graham L ^b   Schull, Michael J ^b,c,d  

^a HCM Group Inc   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Geographic variation; Primary care; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY WARD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 27944496135     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1481803500014391     Document Type: Article

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