Contact characteristics and factors associated with the degree of urgency among older people in emergency primary health care: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background As the proportion of older people increases, so will the consumption of health services. The aim of this study was to describe the contact characteristics among older people and to identify factors associated with the degree of urgency at the Norwegian out-of-hours (OOH) emergenc...
Main Authors: | Lisa Marie Haraldseide, Linn Solveig Sortland, Steinar Hunskaar, Tone Morken |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-04-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-020-05219-0 |
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