Adolescent use of the emergency department instead of the primary care provider: Who, why, and how urgent?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 416-420

  Weiss, Amy L ^a   D'Angelo, Lawrence J ^b   Rucker, Alexandra C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Adolescent; Emergency medicine; Primary care physicians

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE; ADOLESCENT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; PARENTS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896495278     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.09.009     Document Type: Article

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