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Older patients’ perspectives on factors contributing to frequent visits to the emergency department: a qualitative interview study

BACKGROUND: Older patients are at high risk of unplanned revisits to the emergency department (ED) because of their medical complexity. To reduce the number of ED visits, we need more knowledge about the patient-level, environmental, and healthcare factors involved. The aim of this study was to desc...

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Autores principales: Kolk, Daisy, Kruiswijk, Anton F., MacNeil-Vroomen, Janet L., Ridderikhof, Milan L., Buurman, Bianca M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8454044/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34544405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11755-z