@article{quteprints60827, month = {June}, publisher = {Australasian Medical Publishing Company}, volume = {198}, journal = {Medical Journal of Australia}, author = {Gerard J. FitzGerald and Ghasem Toloo}, pages = {573--574}, year = {2013}, title = {General practice patients in the emergency department}, number = {11}, url = {https://eprints.qut.edu.au/60827/}, doi = {10.5694/mja13.10513}, keywords = {Demand, Access Block, Emergency Department, Inappropriate use}, abstract = {One of the mysteries of public policy is that at times the public discourse settles on a perspective that is based on flimsy or even contradictory evidence. One such discussion relates to the factors that contribute to the congestion of hospital emergency departments (EDs) in Australia.} }