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A STUDY OF PATIENTS ATTENDING THE CASUALTY DEPARTMENT OF A PÆDIATRIC HOSPITAL
Author(s) -
Jonas Oswald
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1974.tb93432.x
Subject(s) - attendance , medicine , medical record , family medicine , medical emergency , emergency department , emergency medicine , nursing , surgery , economics , economic growth
This report describes a statistical study of the clinical records of 1,449 patients who attended the casualty department of the Adelaide Children's Hospital during the 12 months from October, 1971, to September, 1972. Demographic data, patients' attendance pattern, diagnosis, treatment and dispersal were examined in an effort to identify interrelationships between these factors. The need for research into the patients' attitudes towards primary health care, which might influence the ultimate site of medical care delivery, is stressed.