Health insurance status change and emergency department use among US adults

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 642-647

  Ginde, Adit A ^a   Lowe, Robert A ^b   Wiler, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860356221     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.34     Document Type: Article

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