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

• Váldodahkkit: K. Dahlgren (Dahkki), M. J. Holzmann (Dahkki), A. C. Carlsson (Dahkki), P. Wändell (Dahkki), J. Hasselström (Dahkki), T. Ruge (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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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 hos...