Use of Primary Care Emergency Services in Norway: Impact of Birth Country and Duration of Residence

Objective: In Norway, the General Practitioner Scheme was established in 2001. Satisfaction with the system is generally high. However, people often choose to visit community-based emergency wards (EW) for routine care instead. The aim of this paper is to describe which factors influence the choice...

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Main Authors: Ursula Småland Goth, Geir Godager
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Oslo 2012-07-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Health Economics
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Online Access:https://journals.uio.no/NJHE/article/view/227