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. 2006 Jul 19;2006(3):CD004348. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004348.pub2

Laine 1999.

Methods Retrospective cohort
Participants 6820 subjects 
 Age range 13‐60 
 73% male 
 27% female
Interventions HOURS OF SERVICE 
 a) Evening or weekend clinic hours 
 b) On‐call phone 
 access
Outcomes HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION: 
 Hospitalization rates ‐ % hospitalized 
 a) Evening or weekend clinic hours: 45% vs. 53% (AOR = 0.77; CI .63‐.93) 
 b) On‐call phone access 
 49% vs. 45%
Notes Case management not described
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Unclear risk D ‐ Not used