The Association between Educational Attainment and Patterns of Emergency Department Utilization among Adults with Sickle Cell Disease

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 300-309

  Jonassaint, C R ^a   Beach, M C ^b   Haythornthwaite, J A ^b   Bediako, S M ^d   Diener West, M ^c   Strouse, J J ^b   Lanzkron, S ^b   Onojobi, G ^a   Carroll, C P ^b   Haywood, C ^b  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood disorders; Chronic illness; Education; Emergency care; Health care utilization; Health disparities; Sickle cell disease; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955574236     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-016-9538-y     Document Type: Article

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