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Patient Care Pathways and Factors Influencing the Choice between Emergency Department and Out-of-Hours Primary Care: a Prospective Comparative Study

2026-06-18

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a growing concern in many healthcare systems and is partly related to consultations for conditions that could potentially be managed in primary care. Understanding patients’ care-seeking pathways and the factors influencing their choice of healthcare facility may help improve the organization of unscheduled care. Methods We conducte...

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Literature Corpus work: 5758e9e0-845d-5370-9466-f8e884e5bc01
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9746260/v1

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