Understanding Low-Acuity Visits to the Pediatric Emergency Department

BACKGROUND: Canadian pediatric emergency department visits are increasing, with a disproportionate increase in low-acuity visits locally (33% of volume in 2008-09, 41% in 2011-12). We sought to understand: 1) presentation patterns and resource implications; 2) parents’ perceptions and motivations; a...

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Autores principales: Farion, Ken J., Wright, Megan, Zemek, Roger, Neto, Gina, Karwowska, Anna, Tse, Sandra, Reid, Sarah, Jabbour, Mona, Poirier, Stephanie, Moreau, Katherine A., Barrowman, Nicholas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4471269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26083338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128927

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4471269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26083338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128927

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