Out-of-hours primary care services: Demands and patient referral patterns in a Veneto region (Italy) Local Health Authority

Alessandra Buja, Roberto Toffanin, Stefano Rigon, Paolo Sandonà, Daniela Carraro, Gianfranco Damiani and Vincenzo Baldo

Health Policy, 2015, vol. 119, issue 4, 437-446

Abstract: The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of patients admitted to an out-of-hours (OOH) service and to analyze the related outputs.

Keywords: Primary health care; After-hours care; Delivery of health care; Health service needs and demands; Referral and consultation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2015.01.001

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