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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Analysis of Emergency Department Use by Non-Urgent Patients and Their Visit Characteristics at an Academic Center

Sara Alnasser1 Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7292-1832View further author information
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Maryam Alharbi1 Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Ahmad AAlibrahim2 Department of Emergency, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0313-822XView further author information
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Ali Aal ibrahim3 College of Medicine, Sulaiman Al Rajhi University, Bukairiyah, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Osama Kentab2 Department of Emergency, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Wajdan Alassaf2 Department of Emergency, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaView further author information
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Muna Aljahany1 Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 221-232 | Received 24 Sep 2022, Accepted 21 Dec 2022, Published online: 20 Jan 2023

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