Personality traits predict emergency department utilization over 3 years in older patients

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 526-535

  Chapman, Benjamin P ^a   Shah, Manish ^a   Friedman, Bruce ^a   Drayer, Rebecca ^a,b   Duberstein, Paul R ^a   Lyness, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Andersen behavioral model; Emergency department use; Older adults; Personality traits

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION;

EID: 67649277472     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181a2fbb1     Document Type: Article

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