Factors Influencing Emergency Department Preference for Access to Healthcare

Factors Influencing Emergency Department Preference for Access to Healthcare

Introduction: African-Americans are more likely than Caucasians to access healthcare through theemergency department (ED); however, the reasons behind this pattern are unclear. The objectiveis to investigate the effect of race, insurance, socioeconomic status, and perceived health on thepreference f...

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Main Authors: Mary T. Hawn, Andrew Edwards, Lindsay E. Brown, Ryan Burton, Brian Hixon, Manasi Kakade, Parul Bhagalia, Catherine Vick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2012-12-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
emergency medicine
emergency department
clinical practice
access
health care
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/86x7p5c4

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