Emergency department nonurgent visits in Iran: Prevalence and associated factors

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jalili, Mohammad ^a   Shirani, Farzaneh ^a   Hosseininejad, Mohamad ^a   Asl E soleimani, Hossein ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; IRAN; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875151165     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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