Access to care among emergency department patients

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-31

  Marco, Catherine A ^a   Weiner, Mark ^a   Ream, Sharon L ^a   Lumbrezer, Dan ^a   Karanovic, Djuro ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84455211495     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.103077     Document Type: Article

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