Adolescents' Use of the Emergency Department: Does Source of Primary Care Make a Difference?

Journal of Primary Care and Community Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-41

  Alderman, Elizabeth M ^a   Avner, Jeffrey ^a   Racine, Andrew ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; health service utilization; pediatric emergency department; primary care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874950128     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131911413595     Document Type: Article

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