The distance to community medical care and the likelihood of hospitalization: Is closer always better?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1144-1150

  Goodman, David C ^a,b   Fisher, Elliott ^a,b   Slukel, Thérèse A ^b,c   Chang, Chiang Hua ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030811273     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.7.1144     Document Type: Article

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