Determining factors for the increase in self-referrals to the Emergency Department of a rural hospital in Huelva (Spain).

<h4>Objective</h4>To analyse the increase of self-referral patients at the Emergency Department of Riotinto District Hospital (in Huelva, Spain) during a short period. The study focused on patients' profiles to identify key factors that explained the increase of self-referrals.<h...

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Main Authors: Enrique Pino-Moya, Mónica Ortega-Moreno, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Carlos Ruiz-Frutos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207199