Persistent frequent attenders
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Epidemiology of frequent attenders: a 3-year historic cohort study comparing attendance, morbidity and prescriptions of one-year and persistent frequent attenders
BACKGROUND General Practitioners spend a disproportionate amount of time on frequent attenders. So far, trials on the effect of interventions on frequent attenders have shown negative results. However, these trials were conducted in short-term frequent attenders. It would be more reasonable to target intervention at persistent frequent attenders. Typical characteristics of persistent frequent a...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of General Practice
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0960-1643,1478-5242
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp10x484002