The vagrant in the accident and emergency department.
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The vagrant in the accident and emergency department.
Those of no fixed abode constituted only 0.3% of all new patients seen in one year. The majority presented with a disorder due to acute medical illness or trauma. This group has poor access to general practitioners, and turns to the accident and emergency department for medical care. However, the number of investigations performed and the number admitted to hospital indicate a substantial amoun...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 1985
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2.2.81