What is it about?
Investigates the effects of age, gender, and numerous other factors on attendance at A&E, the waiting time in A&E, and the proportion of persons who are admitted. The role of work and recreation is highlighted as a factor preventing people from accessing their own GP.
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Why is it important?
This was a very large study and it throws up some previously neglected factors.
Perspectives
Part of a wider study on the role of social group and other factors on hospital utilization, see http://www.hcaf.biz/2010/Publications_Full.pdf
Dr Rodney P Jones
Healthcare Analysis & Forecasting
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This page is a summary of: Factors Influencing A & E Attendance, Admissions and Waiting Times at Two London Hospitals, British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, January 2016, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/bjmmr/2016/28783.
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