Are patients who call a primary care office referred to the emergency department by non-healthcare personnel without the input of a physician?
Objective. We hypothesized that a significant percentage of patients who are referred to the Emergency Department (ED) after calling their primary care physician’s (PCP) office receive such instructions without the input of a physician. Methods. We enrolled a convenience sample of stable adults at a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-03-01
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| Series: | PeerJ |
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| Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/1507.pdf |