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Motives for self-referral to the emergency department: a systematic review of the literature

BACKGROUND: In several western countries patients’ use of Emergency Departments (EDs) is increasing. A substantial number of patients is self-referred, but does not need emergency care. In order to have more influence on unnecessary self-referral, it is essential to know why patients visit the ED wi...

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Autores principales: Kraaijvanger, Nicole, van Leeuwen, Henk, Rijpsma, Douwe, Edwards, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5148909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27938366
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1935-z