Practice Characteristics That Influence Nonurgent Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 70-74

  Sturm, Jesse J ^a   Hirsh, Daniel A ^a   Lee, Eva K ^a   Massey, Robert ^a   Weselman, Brad ^a   Simon, Harold K ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

access to care; pediatric emergency department; primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GEORGIA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 74249102256     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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