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Introduction: Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is studied worldwide in multiple setting alongside the quality improvement of health service delivery. There were currently limited studies on DAMA in the emergency department in Malaysia. This study aims to look at the prevalence of DAMA in the study setting, their associated factors, reasons, and short term follow up rate.
Methods: This was a prospective case-control study among 264 patients (88 cases and 176 control) over a three-month period of June 2019 until August 2019 in the Emergency...