Walk-ins seeking treatment at an emergency department or general practitioner out-of-hours service a cross-sectional comparison 英文论文文献.docVIP

Chmieletal.BMCHealthServicesResearch2011,11:94 /1472-6963/11/94 RESEARCH ARTICLE OpenAccess Walk-insseekingtreatmentatanemergency departmentorgeneralpractitionerout-of-hours service:across-sectionalcomparison CorinneChmiel1*,CarolaAHuber1,ThomasRosemann1,MarcoZoller1,KlausEichler2,PatrickSidler3and OliverSenn1 Abstract Background: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 patients would best cared for in a