Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien
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Doctors are in both a privileged and precarious position concerning the law. Because the conduct of their daily work requires them to perform many acts which would not be permitted to anyone else, they may find themselves in legally compromising situations through simply doing their job. This new series, contributed by the staff of the Canadian Medical Protective Association, will address exactly those situations. We welcome readers' comments and queries.
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The patients of a community health centre who visited a hospital emergency department were compared with a random sample of the patients who visited the health centre during the same four months. Visiting rate to the emergency department was higher for teenagers and patients over 60. Emergency department visitors were more frequent users of health care, both at the health centre and in the emergency department. No differences were found between the two groups concerning sex, length of time as a patient, continuity of care, and distance of home from hospital or health centre.