Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention

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Persistent frequent attenders in primary care: costs, reasons for attendance, organisation of care and potential for cognitive behavioural therapeutic intervention

Background: The top 3% of frequent attendance in primary care is associated with 15% of all appointments in primary care, a fivefold increase in hospital expenditure, and more mental disorder and functional somatic symptoms compared to normal attendance. Although often temporary if these rates of...

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Main Authors:	Morriss, Richard K., Kai, Joe, Atha, Christopher, Avery, Anthony, Bayes, Sara, Franklin, Matthew, George, Tracey, James, Marilyn, Malins, Samuel, McDonald, Ruth, Patel, Shireen, Stubley, Michelle, Yang, Min
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Published:	BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2632/

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