Judging a patient's decision to seek emergency healthcare: Clues for managing increasing patient demand

Australian Health Review

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 110-114

  Morgans, Amee ^a,b   Burgess, Stephen ^a,b  

^a Blackburn North   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84857584144     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH10921     Document Type: Review

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