Frequent attenders of three outpatient health care schemes in Finland: characteristics and association with long-term sickness absences, 2016–2018

Abstract Objectives Frequent attenders (FAs) impose a significant burden on service capacity and public health funding. Although the characteristics of the group and their risk for sickness absences (SA) have been studied, an understanding of FAs in different health care schemes is lacking. The aim...

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Main Authors: Riku Perhoniemi, Jenni Blomgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10866-x