Walk-ins seeking treatment at an emergency department or general practitioner out-of-hours service: a cross-sectional comparison

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Emergency Departments (ED) in Switzerland are faced with increasing numbers of patients seeking non-urgent treatment. The high rate of walks-ins with conditions that may be treated in primary care has led to suggestions that those pa...

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Main Authors: Eichler Klaus, Zoller Marco, Rosemann Thomas, Huber Carola A, Chmiel Corinne, Sidler Patrick, Senn Oliver
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/94