Frequent attenders in late life in primary care: a systematic review of European studies
Abstract Background High utilization of health care services is a costly phenomenon commonly observed in primary care practices. However, while frequent attendance in primary care has been broadly studied across age groups, aspects of high utilization by elderly patients have not been investigated i...
Main Authors: | Franziska D. Welzel, Janine Stein, André Hajek, Hans-Helmut König, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | BMC Family Practice |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-017-0700-7 |
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