Disparities in time spent seeking medical care in the United States

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1983-1986

  Ray, Kristin N ^a   Chari, Amalavoyal V ^b   Engberg, John ^c   Bertolet, Marnie ^d   Mehrotra, Ateev ^e  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTOR; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954520806     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.4468     Document Type: Letter

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