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Mandatory referral for unplanned hospital admissions led to a 9.4% reduction in attendances

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000, Odense, Denmark

    Mikkel Brabrand & Stefan Posth

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of South West Jutland, Finsensgade 35, 6700, Esbjerg, Denmark

    Mikkel Brabrand & Marianne Fløjstrup

  3. Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Finsensgade 35, 6700, Esbjerg, Denmark

    Mikkel Brabrand & Marianne Fløjstrup

  4. VIVE – The Danish Center for Social Science Research, Herluf Trolles Gade 11, 1052, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Mickael Bech

  5. Open Patient Data Explorative Network (OPEN), University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, J.B. Winsloews Vej 9A, 3rd floor, DK-5000, Odense, Denmark

    Sören Möller & Søren Bie Bogh

  6. Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Winsloewparken 19, 3rd floor, 5000, Odense, Denmark

    Sören Möller & Søren Bie Bogh

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Brabrand, M., Posth, S., Bech, M. et al. Mandatory referral for unplanned hospital admissions led to a 9.4% reduction in attendances. Intern Emerg Med 17, 915–916 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-021-02867-w

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