Emergency care: Then, now, and next

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2069-2074

  Kellermann, Arthur L ^a   Hsia, Renee Y ^b   Yeh, Charlotte ^c   Morganti, Kristine G ^d  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c AARP   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISASTER MEDICINE; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICARE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGIONALIZATION; SMOKING CESSATION; THORAX PAIN; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UNITED STATES; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISTORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TRENDS; UTILIZATION;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; UNCOMPENSATED CARE;

EID: 84890132240     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0683     Document Type: Article

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