Unscheduled care following attendance at Minor Illness and Injury Units (MIU): Cross-sectional survey

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-103

  Rubin, Greg ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Minor illness unit; Primary care; Re attendance; Walk in centre

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINOR SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855560161     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01542.x     Document Type: Article

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