Primary care spatial density and nonurgent emergency department utilization: A new methodology for evaluating access to care

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 278-285

  Mathison, David J ^a   Chamberlain, James M ^a   Cowan, Nuala M ^b   Engstrom, Ryan N ^b   Fu, Linda Y ^a   Shoo, Anthony ^c   Teach, Stephen J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency department use; geographic information systems; health care delivery access; health disparities; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84877776621     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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