Distances to emergency departments and non-urgent utilization of medical services: a systematic review.

Uma Kelekar Debasree Das Gupta Nicole R Theis-Mahon Emily Fashingbauer Boyen Huang

Published in: Global health action (2024)

Half of the studies reported non-urgent ED use to be associated with shortest distance traveled or transportation time. This finding bears implications for healthcare policies aiming to reduce ED use for non-urgent care.

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