Using out-of-hours services: general practice or A&E?
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Children seen frequently out of hours in one general practice.
OBJECTIVE To identify reasons why some children receive more out of hours visits than most. DESIGN A one year prospective study to identify the study group. This was followed by a case-control study involving a record search and personal interviews. SETTING One three doctor urban general practice in West Lothian with 4812 patients. SUBJECTS 40 children aged under 10 years identified as hi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Family Practice
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0263-2136,1460-2229
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/14.6.503