National study of health insurance type and reasons for emergency department use

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 621-627

  Capp, Roberta ^a,b   Rooks, Sean P ^a   Wiler, Jennifer L ^a   Zane, Richard D ^a   Ginde, Adit A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898600163     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2734-4     Document Type: Article

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