A descriptive study of heavy emergency department users at an academic emergency department reveals heavy ED users have better access to care than average users

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-144

  Blank, Fidela S J ^a,b   Li, Haiping ^a   Henneman, Philip L ^a,b   Smithline, Howard A ^a,b   Santoro, John S ^a,b   Provost, Deborah ^a   Maynard, Ann M ^b  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; AMBULATORY CARE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; RACE; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 16844365378     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2005.02.008     Document Type: Article

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