Insurance status and admission to hospital for head injuries: Are we part of a two-tiered medical system?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-24

  Svenson, James E ^a,b   Spurlock, Carl W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Head injuries; Health services accessibility; Hospitalization; Insurance; Medically uninsured

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035177279     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2001.18041     Document Type: Article

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