Reasons for nonurgent pediatric emergency department visits: Perceptions of health care providers and caregivers

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-46

  Salami, Olufunmilayo ^a   Salvador, Joselyn ^a   Vega, Roy ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

caregivers; nonurgent visits; personnel; primary care pediatricians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC NONURGENT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MOTIVATION; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84855462999     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31823f2412     Document Type: Article

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