Minor life events as predictors of medical utilization in low income African American family practice patients

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-401

  Brantley, Phillip J ^a   Dutton, Gareth R ^b   Grothe, Karen B ^b   Bodenlos, Jamie S ^b   Howe, John ^b   Jones, Glenn N ^b  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Medical utilization; Primary care; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOUISIANA; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 27544494352     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-005-9001-z     Document Type: Article

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