Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 93-103 , August 2009

“They just don’t like to wait”—A comparative study of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people who did not wait for treatment, or discharged themselves against medical advice from rural emergency departments: Part 2

  • Leanne Wright, RN NP

      Affiliations

    • Port Macquarie Base Hospital, Express Community Care Centre/Emergency Department, Port Macquarie, Australia
    • Kempsey District Hospital, Emergency Department, Kempsey, Australia

Received 27 January 2009 ,Revised 27 April 2009 ,Accepted 22 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2009.05.002

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 93-103 , August 2009