Nonurgent use of a pediatric emergency department: A preliminary qualitative study

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-27

  Chin, Nancy P ^a   Goepp, Julius G ^b   Malia, Timothy ^a   Harris, LeWanza ^a   Poordabbagh, Armin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Lupine Creative Consulting   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services utilization; Nonurgent; Pediatric emergency department; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PEDIATRIC WARD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NEW YORK; PEDIATRICS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POVERTY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 31144477805     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000195756.74328.21     Document Type: Article

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