Effect of a copayment on use of the emergency department in a health maintenance organization

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 334, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 635-641

  Selby, Joe V ^a   Fireman, Bruce H ^a   Swain, Bix E ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL FEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SHARING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030052503     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199603073341006     Document Type: Article

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