Determinants of non-urgent Emergency Department attendance among females in Qatar
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Read, JG; Varughese, S; Cameron, PA
Published in: Qatar Medical Journal
December 1, 2014
Background: The use of emergency department (ED) services for non-urgent conditions is well-studied in many Western countries but much less so in the Middle East and Gulf region. While the consequences are universal-a drain on ED resources and poor patient outcomes-the causes and solutions are likely to be region and country specific. Unique social and economic circumstances also create genderspecific motivations for patient attendance. Alleviating demand on ED services requires understanding these circumstances, as past studies have shown. We undertook this study to understand why female patients with low-acuity conditions choose the emergency department in Qatar over other healthcare options.
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Qatar Medical Journal
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EISSN
2227-0426
ISSN
0253-8253
Publication Date
December 1, 2014
Volume
2014
Issue
2
Related Subject Headings
- General Clinical Medicine
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
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Read, J. G., Varughese, S., & Cameron, P. A. (2014). Determinants of non-urgent Emergency Department attendance among females in Qatar. Qatar Medical Journal, 2014(2). https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2014.16
Read, J. G., S. Varughese, and P. A. Cameron. “Determinants of non-urgent Emergency Department attendance among females in Qatar.” Qatar Medical Journal 2014, no. 2 (December 1, 2014). https://doi.org/10.5339/qmj.2014.16.
Read JG, Varughese S, Cameron PA. Determinants of non-urgent Emergency Department attendance among females in Qatar. Qatar Medical Journal. 2014 Dec 1;2014(2).
Read, J. G., et al. “Determinants of non-urgent Emergency Department attendance among females in Qatar.” Qatar Medical Journal, vol. 2014, no. 2, Dec. 2014. Scopus, doi:10.5339/qmj.2014.16.
Read JG, Varughese S, Cameron PA. Determinants of non-urgent Emergency Department attendance among females in Qatar. Qatar Medical Journal. 2014 Dec 1;2014(2).
Published In
Qatar Medical Journal
DOI
EISSN
2227-0426
ISSN
0253-8253
Publication Date
December 1, 2014
Volume
2014
Issue
2
Related Subject Headings
- General Clinical Medicine
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences