Routine emergency department use for sick care by children in the United States

Pediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-34

  Halfon, Neal ^a,b,f   Newacheck, Paul W ^c   Wood, David L ^b,d   St Peter, Robert F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency department; health insurance; Medicaid; use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0029884330     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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