Use of children's accident and emergency department for infants
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The use of the accident and emergency department.
Many studies have shown that a high proportion of patients attending accident and emergency (A&E) departments have only trivial or non-urgent complaints. A&E staff treat these inappropriate attenders while recognizing that this detracts from the care given to more serious cases. Dwindling resources and higher attendances make it a matter of necessity that inappropriate attenders be treated by g...
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عنوان ژورنال: Quality and Safety in Health Care
سال: 1992
ISSN: 1475-3898,1475-3901
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.1.3.206