Does lack of a usual source of care or health insurance increase the likelihood of an emergency department visit? Results of a national population-based study

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-12

  Weber, Ellen J ^a   Showstack, Jonathan A ^b   Hunt, Kelly A ^b   Colby, David C ^b   Callaham, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 11144221254     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.06.023     Document Type: Article

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