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Discharges against medical advice: a community hospital's experience cover
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Discharges against medical advice: a community hospital's experience

Sorties contre avis médical : l'expérience d'un hôpital communautaire

Summer 2004
Volume 9 - Issue 3

Heidi Seaborn Moyse, William E. Osmun

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ISSN Number: 12037796

Language: English/French

Format: PDF

Pages: 1522

Content Summary


This study examines the characteristics of patients who leave a community hospital against medical advice. It finds that these patients often have higher rates of substance abuse and psychiatric conditions. The study calls for better documentation and early identification of at-risk patients to improve outcomes.

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Rural medicinePrimary carePublic health