Characteristics of Pediatric Patients at Risk of Poor Emergency Department Aftercare

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 840-847

  Wang, N Ewen ^a   Kiernan, Michaela ^a   Golzari, Mana ^a   Gisondi, Michael A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aftercare; emergency medicine; follow up studies; health; insurance; logistic models; patient compliance; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33746350748     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.04.021     Document Type: Article

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