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RESEARCH ARTICLE

A comparison of morbidity and services provided in three primary care settings

Patrick Bolton and Michael Mira

Australian Health Review 26(3) 26 - 30
Published: 2003

Abstract

Objective:To describe and compare the pattern of morbidity in a general practice casualty with primary care patients inemergency departments (EDs).Setting and subjects:Patients presenting to a general practice casualty and primary care patients in two EDs in Sydney, NSW.Results:The pattern of morbidity in the general practice casualty was similar to that among ambulatory patients in EDs.Conclusion:Opportunities may exist to substitute care between casualty services provided by GPs and those provided in EDs.

https://doi.org/10.1071/AH030026b

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