Uncompensated care provided by emergency physicians in Florida emergency departments

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-321

  Langland Orban, Barbara ^a   Pracht, Etienne ^a   Salyani, Seena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Emergency physician; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MODEL; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27844475696     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004010-200510000-00005     Document Type: Review

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