Influence of insurance coverage on delays in seeking emergency care in patients with acute chest pain

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 395-398

  Brown, David L ^a,b   Schneider, Diane L ^a   Colbert, Robert ^a   Guss, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CHEST PAIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032133268     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00338-5     Document Type: Article

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