Walk-ins seeking treatment at an emergency department or general practitioner out-of-hours service: a cross-sectional comparison

• Main Authors: Eichler Klaus (Author), Zoller Marco (Author), Rosemann Thomas (Author), Huber Carola A (Author), Chmiel Corinne (Author), Sidler Patrick (Author), Senn Oliver (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2011-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Emergency Departments (ED) in Switzerland are faced with increasing numbers of patients seeking non-urgent treatment. The high rate of walks-ins with conditions that may be treated in primary care has led to suggestions that those pa...