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A dangerously underrated entity? Non-specific complaints at emergency department presentation are associated with utilisation of less diagnostic resources
BACKGROUND: Patients presenting with non-specific complaints (NSC), such as generalised weakness, or feeling unwell, constitute about 20% of emergency care consultations. In contrast to patients presenting with specific symptoms, these patients experience more hospitalisations, longer stays in hospi...
Autores principales: | Birrenbach, Tanja, Geissbühler, Andrea, Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K., Hautz, Wolf E., Sauter, Thomas C., Müller, Martin |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8582121/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34758749 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00531-2 |
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