Increased hospital and emergency department utilization by individuals with recent criminal justice involvement: Results of a national survey

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1226-1233

  Frank, Joseph W ^a,b   Linder, Jeffrey A ^c,d   Becker, William C ^e,f   Fiellin, David A ^f   Wang, Emily A ^f  

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

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medicine; health care costs; hospital medicine; vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; OFFENDER; PROBATION; SUBSTANCE USE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; TRENDS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CRIMINALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906933826     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-2877-y     Document Type: Article

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