Increasing use of the emergency department in a Swiss hospital: observational study based on measures of the severity of cases.
Santos-Eggimann
Brigitte
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Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Lausanne, CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland. Eggimann@inst.hospvd.ch
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology