Reasons for using the emergency department: Results of the EMPATH Study

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1158-1166

  Ragin, Deborah Fish ^a,b   Hwang, Ula ^a   Cydulka, Rita K ^c   Holson, Dave ^a   Haley Jr , Leon L ^d   Richards, Christopher F ^e   Becker, Bruce M ^f   Richardson, Lynne D ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Access to care; Emergency department; Emergency department utilization; Emergency department visits; Health services research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27944492035     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.06.030     Document Type: Article

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