%0 Journal Article
%@ 0025-729X
%A FitzGerald, Gerard J.
%A Toloo, Ghasem
%D 2013
%F quteprints:60827
%I Australasian Medical Publishing Company
%J Medical Journal of Australia
%K Demand
%K Access Block
%K Emergency Department
%K Inappropriate use
%N 11
%P 573-574
%R 10.5694/mja13.10513
%T General practice patients in the emergency department
%U https://eprints.qut.edu.au/60827/
%V 198
%X 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.