How have changes to out-of-hours primary care services since 2004 affected emergency department attendances at a UK District General Hospital? A longitudinal study

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-25

  Thompson, Catriona ^a   Hayhurst, C ^b   Boyle, A ^c  

^a PETERBOROUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 74549173653     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2008.068817     Document Type: Article

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