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• Acad Emerg Med · Jan 2017

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  Sex and Gender in Acute Care Medicine. By Alyson J. McGregor Esther K. Choo and Bruce M. Becker. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016; 235 pp + index; $99.99 (softcover).

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• Acad Emerg Med · Jan 2017

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  Effectiveness of Interventions to Decrease Emergency Department Visits by Adult Frequent Users: A systematic review.

  Frequent emergency department (ED) users are high-risk and high-resource-utilizing patients. This systematic review evaluates effectiveness of interventions targeting adult frequent ED users in reducing visit frequency and improving patient outcomes. ⋯ Interventions targeting frequent ED users appear to decrease ED visits and may improve stable housing. Future research should examine cost-effectiveness and adopt standardized definitions.

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• Acad Emerg Med · Jan 2017

  Review

  Effectiveness of Interventions to Decrease Emergency Department Visits by Adult Frequent Users: A systematic review.

  Frequent emergency department (ED) users are high-risk and high-resource-utilizing patients. This systematic review evaluates effectiveness of interventions targeting adult frequent ED users in reducing visit frequency and improving patient outcomes. ⋯ Interventions targeting frequent ED users appear to decrease ED visits and may improve stable housing. Future research should examine cost-effectiveness and adopt standardized definitions.

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