TY - JOUR T1 - Primary care and accident and emergency departments in an urban area JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 223 LP - 230 VL - 31 IS - 225 AU - Philip M. Reilly Y1 - 1981/04/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/31/225/223.abstract N2 - During one year all initial attendance from one Belfast general practice to local accident and emergency departments was studied. Of the 784 attenders, 616 (78.4 per cent) referred themselves; the remaining 168 (21.6 per cent) were referred by the general practitioners. The clinical and social characteristics of both groups are compared. The discussion focuses on the appropriate use of primary care and accident and emergency services. ER -