Socioeconomic disadvantage as a driver of non-urgent emergency department presentations: A retrospective data analysis.

BACKGROUND:Globally, emergency departments (EDs) are struggling to meet the service demands of their local communities. Across Australia, EDs routinely collect data for every presentation which is used to determine the ability of EDs to meet key performance indicators. This data can also be used to...

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Main Authors: Maria Unwin, Elaine Crisp, Jim Stankovich, Damhnat McCann, Leigh Kinsman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231429