Maternal and child factors affecting high-volume pediatric emergency department use

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 301-308

  Zimmer, Karen P ^a   Walker, Allen R ^a   Minkovitz, Cynthia S ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Child health services; Maternal depressive symptoms; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MOTHER; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BALTIMORE; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33744811421     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000215138.29039.15     Document Type: Review

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