Inappropriate use of the emergency department for nonurgent conditions: Patient characteristics and associated factors at a Japanese hospital

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to investigate the primary factors associated with inappropriate out‐of‐hours emergency department (ED) use by patients with nonurgent conditions. METHODS: We compared patients with nonurgent conditions who made inappropriate, out‐of‐hours ED visits to patie...

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Published in:J Gen Fam Med
Main Authors: Miyazawa, Asako, Maeno, Takami, Shaku, Fumio, Tsutsumi, Madoka, Kurihara, Hiroshi, Takayashiki, Ayumi, Kohno, Mototsugu, Suzuki, Masatsune, Maeno, Tetsuhiro
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6612776/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31312581
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.249
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