Reducing the USE of emergency medical resources among head start families: A pilot study

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 197-208

  Herman, Ariella D ^a   Mayer, Gloria G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Institute for Healthcare Advancement   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Head Start; Literacy; Self care; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SELF CARE; TRAINING; UTILIZATION REVIEW; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PAMPHLETS; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 3242755913     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOHE.0000022026.20770.f4     Document Type: Article

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