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International comparison of emergency hospital use for infants: data linkage cohort study in Canada and England.

Katie L HarronRuth GilbertDavid CromwellSam OddieAstrid GuttmannJan van der Meulen
Published in: BMJ quality & safety (2017)
Children attending ED in England were much more likely to be admitted than those in Ontario. The tendency towards more frequent, shorter admissions in England could be due to more pressure to admit within waiting time targets, or less availability of paediatric expertise in ED. Further evaluations should consider where best to focus resources, including in-hospital, primary care and paediatric care in the community.
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