Ambulatory visits to hospital emergency departments: Patterns and reasons for use

JAMA

Volumn 276, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 460-465

  Young, Gary P ^a,b   Wagner, Michele B ^c   Kellermann, Arthur L ^d   Ellis, Jack ^a,b   Bouley, Doug ^a,b  

^a HIGHLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FINANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 0029782368     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.276.6.460     Document Type: Article

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