Uncovering factors affecting use of the emergency department for less urgent health problems in urban and rural areas

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 78-102

  Hodgins, Marilyn J ^a   Wuest, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW BRUNSWICK; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 38449101384     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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