Can hospitalizations be avoided by having a regular source of care?

Family Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 166-171

  Gill, James M ^a  

^a MEDICAL CENTER OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAID; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELAWARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030899958     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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