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2022 Jan-Mar


CMAJ Open


10


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People who make frequent emergency department visits based on persistence of frequent use in Ontario and Alberta: a retrospective cohort study.

Authors

Moe J, Wang E Y, McGregor MJ, Schull MJ, Dong K, Holroyd BR, Hohl CM, Grafstein E, O'Sullivan F, Trimble J, McGrail KM
CMAJ Open. 2022 Jan-Mar; 10(1):E220-E231.
PMID: 35292480.

Abstract

The factors that underlie persistent frequent visits to the emergency department are poorly understood. This study aimed to characterize people who visit emergency departments frequently in Ontario and Alberta, by number of years of frequent use.