National study of barriers to timely primary care and emergency department utilization among medicaid beneficiaries

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 4-10.e2

  Cheung, Paul T ^a   Wiler, Jennifer L ^a   Lowe, Robert A ^b   Ginde, Adit A ^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; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84862669044     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.01.035     Document Type: Article

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