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Nonurgent patients in the emergency department? A French formula to prevent misuse

BACKGROUND: Overcrowding in emergency department (EDs) is partly due to the use of EDs by nonurgent patients. In France, the authorities responded to the problem by creating primary care units (PCUs): alternative structures located near hospitals. The aims of the study were to assess the willingness...

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Autores principales: Gentile, Stéphanie, Vignally, Pascal, Durand, Anne-Claire, Gainotti, Sabina, Sambuc, Roland, Gerbeaux, Patrick
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2846926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20230602
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-10-66