Nonprice Barriers to Ambulatory Care After an Emergency Department Visit

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 607-613

  Vieth, Teri L ^a   Rhodes, Karin V ^b  

^a KERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TELEPHONE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 43049122804     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2007.10.027     Document Type: Article

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