title: Secondary Emergency Visits: Patients seeking care for problems recently managed elsewhere.
abstract: This study surveyed patients seeking emergency care at three Calgary hospitals during a 7-day period in February 1989. Twenty-one percent had seen another physician for the same medical problem within 72 hours. The study suggests that secondary visits at emergency departments affect health care costs. Further study is needed to investigate the extent and appropriateness of such visits.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mohr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wiley