Appropriateness of children's nonurgent visits to selected Michigan emergency departments

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 532-536

  Stanley, Rachel ^a,d   Zimmerman, Jessica ^b   Hashikawa, Christopher ^c   Clark, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Injury Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Nonurgent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MICHIGAN; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34548317185     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318128f84a     Document Type: Article

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