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T1  - The effect on the patient flow in local health care services after closing a suburban primary care emergency department: a controlled longitudinal follow-up study 
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UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/229029 
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A1  - Mustonen, Katri; Kantonen, Jarmo; Kauppila, Timo 
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PB  - BioMed Central 
Y1  - 2017 
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AB  - Abstract
              
                Background
                It has not been studied what happens to patient flow to EDs and other parts of local health care system if distances to ED services are manipulated as a part of health policy in urban areas.
              
              
                Methods
                The present work was an observational and quasi-experimental study with a control and it was based on before-after comparisons. The impact of terminating a geographically d... 
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KW  - Distance; Emergency department; Primary care; Suburban 
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