Nonemergency medicine-trained physician coverage in rural emergency departments

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-188

  Peterson, Lars E ^a   Dodoo, Martey ^b   Bennett, Kevin J ^c   Bazemore, Andrew ^b   Phillips Jr , Robert L ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROBERT GRAHAM CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MANPOWER; MEDICARE; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MEDICARE; PHYSICIANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 41849143339     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00156.x     Document Type: Article

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