Factors associated with chronic frequent emergency department utilization in a population with diabetes living in metropolitan areas: a population-based retrospective cohort study

• Egile Nagusiak: Catherine Hudon (Egilea), Josiane Courteau (Egilea), Cynthia Krieg (Egilea), Alain Vanasse (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background A small proportion of patients utilizes a disproportionately large amount of emergency department (ED) resources. Being able to properly identify chronic frequent ED users, i.e. frequent ED users over a multiple-year period, would allow healthcare professionals to intervene befor...