US emergency department costs: No emergency

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1527-1531

  Tyrance Jr , Patrick H ^a   Himmelstein, David U ^b,c   Woolhandler, Steffie ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Ctr for Natl Hlth Program Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10544232270     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.11.1527     Document Type: Article

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