Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Details

This article was originally published as Siminski P, Bezzina A, Lago L, Eagar K, ‘Primary Care' Presentations at Emergency Departments - Rates and Reasons by Age and Sex’, Australian Health Review 32(4), 2008, 700-709. Original journal information available here

Abstract

'Primary care' presentations at Emergency Departments (EDs) have been the subject of much attention in recent years. This paper is a demographic analysis of such presentations in New South Wales EDs and of self-reported reasons for presentation.