Seeking care for nonurgent medical conditions in the emergency department: Through the eyes of the patient

Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 554-563

  Koziol McLain, Jane ^a   Price, David W ^b   Weiss, Barbara ^c   Quinn, Agatha A ^d   Honigman, Benjamin ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLORADO; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TRIAGE;

EID: 0034584530     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/men.2000.110904     Document Type: Article

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