Health care utilization following a non-urgent visit in emergency department and primary care

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 539-546

  Backman, Ann Sofie ^a,b   Blomqvist, Paul ^b   Svensson, Tobias ^b   Adami, Johanna ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adult; Emergency department; Follow up; Health care use; Interview; Non urgent; Primary care; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 78649619087     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-010-0439-9     Document Type: Article

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