Which features of primary care affect unscheduled secondary care use? A systematic review

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Huntley, Alyson ^a   Lasserson, Daniel ^b   Wye, Lesley ^a   Morris, Richard ^c   Checkland, Kath ^d   England, Helen ^a   Salisbury, Chris ^a   Purdy, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Primary Care and Population Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UTILIZATION;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SECONDARY CARE;

EID: 84901468553     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004746     Document Type: Review

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