Characteristics of frequent attenders in an emergency department: Analysis of 1-year attendance data

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-267

  Moore, L ^a,c   Deehan, A ^b   Seed, P ^a   Jones, R ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Governance   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of General Practice and Primary Care ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERIODICITY; SEX FACTORS; TRIAGE; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64949097416     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.059428     Document Type: Article

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