Factors associated with frequent use of emergency services in a medical center

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 222-228

  Huang, Jin An ^a   Tsai, Wen Chen ^b   Chen, Yin Chieh ^b   Hu, Wei Hsiung ^a   Yang, Dar Yu ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emergency services, hospital; Health services, misuse; Health services, research; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0042413657     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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