Whither the almshouse? Overutilization and the role of the emergency department

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 795-832

  Malone, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031760727     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-23-5-795     Document Type: Review

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