Patient bypass behavior and critical access hospitals: Implications for patient retention

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-24

  Liu, Jiexin ^a,b   Bellamy, Gail R ^a   McCormick, Melissa ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

ADULT; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL POPULATION; TRANSPORTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846467259     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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