Out-of-hours demand in primary care: Frequency, mode of contact and reasons for encounter in Switzerland

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 174-179

  Huber, Carola A ^a   Rosemann, Thomas ^a   Zoller, Marco ^a   Eichler, Klaus ^a   Senn, Oliver ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

emergency department; International Classification for Primary Care (ICPC); out of hours care; primary care; reasons for encounter; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OUT OF HOURS DEMAND; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REASONS FOR ENCOUNTER; SWITZERLAND; TELECONSULTATION;

ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 78751659381     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01418.x     Document Type: Article

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