Non-emergent care visits in a turkish tertiary care emergency department after 2008 health policy changes: review and analysis

Abstract Background The Turkish government liberalized national healthcare policies in 2008 enabling Turkish citizens to seek general care in hospital emergency departments (ED). The number of ED visits has exceeded the total population every year for the last ten years. To explain this phenomenon a...

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Main Authors: Cihad Dundar, Seydanur Dal Yaylaoglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-022-00787-5