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Characterizing Highly Frequent Users of a Large Canadian Urban Emergency Department

INTRODUCTION: Highly frequent users (HFU) of the emergency department (ED) are a poorly defined population. This study describes patient and visit characteristics for Canadian ED HFU and patient subgroups with mental illness, substance misuse, or ≥ 30 yearly ED visits. METHODS: We reviewed health re...

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Autores principales: Kim, Julie J., Kwok, Edmund S.H., Cook, Olivia G., Calder, Lisa A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6225932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30429923
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2018.9.39369