Decision-making processes of patients who use the emergency department for primary care needs

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1288-1305

  Shaw, Eric K ^a   Howard, Jenna ^b   Clark, Elizabeth C ^b   Etz, Rebecca S ^c   Arya, Rajiv ^d   Tallia, Alfred F ^b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Emergency department; Non urgent; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883191626     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0140     Document Type: Article

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