‘Primary care' presentations at emergency departments - rates and reasons by age and sex

Authors

Peter M. Siminski, University of WollongongFollow
Andrew J. BezzinaFollow
L. P. Lago, University of WollongongFollow
Kathy Eagar, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

25118

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.

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.