The Pediatric Emergency Department: A Substitute for Primary Care?
Objectives: Pediatric emergency department (PED) patients often present with non-urgent complaints. We attempted to estimate the perceived degree of urgency of the visit and to identify reasons for seeking non-urgent care in the PED by patients and parents. Methods: A prospective survey was complete...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2006-05-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/9326d5r5 |