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A comparison of patient self-referrals and general practitioner referrals to the emergency department in Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic: secondary data analysis of the “Better Data, Better Planning” study

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-026-04320-3

Published Online: 2026-05-07

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Authors

Shan, Muhammad

Galvin, Rose https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8171-224X
Barry, Louise A.

Devlin, Collette

Corey, Gillian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2198-1018
Cummins, Fergal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7644-5781
Ryan, Damien https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7457-2640
Cummins, Niamh M. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7118-9563
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

University of Limerick
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Article History

Received: 14 August 2025

Accepted: 25 March 2026

First Online: 7 May 2026

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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