Revisiting Predictors of Parental Health Care-Seeking Behaviors for Nonurgent Conditions at One Inner-City Hospital

Pediatric Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 238-243

  Zandieh, Stephanie O ^a   Gershel, Jeffery C ^b   Briggs, William M ^b   Mancuso, Carol A ^a   Kuder, John M ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Nonurgent; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; MOTIVATION; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAID; MOTIVATION; NEW YORK CITY; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PARENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650321197     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31819e350e     Document Type: Article

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