Primary care presentations at emergency departments: Rates and reasons by age and sex

Australian Health Review

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 700-709

  Siminski, Peter ^a   Bezzina, Andrew J ^a,b   Lago, Luise P ^a   Eagar, Kathy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149232559     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH080700     Document Type: Article

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