Inappropriate ED visits: patient responsibility or an attribution bias?

What it found

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Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Factors associated with avoidable non-urgent emergency department visits in South Tyrol (Italy): a multicentre cross-sectional study.BMC emergency medicine · 2026
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2. Do patients referred to emergency departments after being assessed in primary care differ from other ED patients? Retrospective analysis of a random sample from two German metropolitan EDs.International journal of emergency medicine · 2023
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3. Mask use among health care workers and feelings of safety at work pre- and post- COVID-19 vaccine.American journal of infection control · 2022
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4. Non-COVID-19 patients in times of pandemic: Emergency department visits, hospitalizations and cause-specific mortality in Northern Italy.PloS one · 2021
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5. What do emergency department physicians and nurses feel? A qualitative study of emotions, triggers, regulation strategies, and effects on patient care.BMJ quality & safety · 2020
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Corrections and comments

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  Factors associated with inappropriate use of emergency departments: findings from a cross-sectional national study in France.2020

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