Patterns of health care utilization among vulnerable populations in central texas using data from a regional health information exchange

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 37-51

  Schiefelbein, Emily L ^a   Olson, Jerome A ^a   Moxham, Jamie D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Disabled people; Health services research; Homeless people; Medical informatics; Medically uninsured; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEXAS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893442117     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2014.0020     Document Type: Article

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