The use of a Swedish telephone medical advice service by the elderly – a population-based study

Objective: The present study aimed to describe contact made by the elderly to Sweden’s nationwide medical helpline, Healthcare Guide 1177 by Phone (HGP). Other objectives were to study potential gender differences and the association between different HGP referral levels and acute visits to hospital...

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Published in:	Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
Main Authors:	K. Dahlgren, M. J. Holzmann, A. C. Carlsson, P. Wändell, J. Hasselström, T. Ruge
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Subjects:	Telephone triage and advice services general medicine geriatrics emergency medicine polypharmacy general practice Sweden
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2017.1288816