Frequent attendances at emergency departments in England
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Risk factors for admission at three urban emergency departments in England: a cross-sectional analysis of attendances over 1 month
OBJECTIVE To investigate factors associated with unscheduled admission following presentation to emergency departments (EDs) at three hospitals in England. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional analysis of attendance data for patients from three urban EDs in England: a large teaching hospital and major trauma centre (site 1) and two district general hospitals (sites 2 and 3). Variables included ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2018-208189