Cancer patients as frequent attenders in emergency departments: A national cohort study

Abstract Background Cancer patients contribute significantly to emergency department (ED) utilization. The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with patients becoming ED frequent attenders (FA) after a cancer‐related hospitalization. Methods A retrospective cohort study was con...

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Published in:	Cancer Medicine
Main Authors:	Ting Hway Wong, Zheng Yi Lau, Whee Sze Ong, Kelvin Bryan Tan, Yu Jie Wong, Mohamad Farid, Melissa Ching Ching Teo, Alethea Chung Pheng Yee, Hai V. Nguyen, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, N. Gopalakrishna Iyer
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2018-09-01
Subjects:	access cancer emergency frequent attenders healthcare utilization
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.1728