Travel distance and sociodemographic correlates of potentially avoidable emergency department visits in California, 2006–2010: an observational study

INTRODUCTION: Use of the hospital emergency department (ED) for medical conditions not likely to require immediate treatment is a controversial topic. It has been faulted for ED overcrowding, increased expenditures, and decreased quality of care. On the other hand, such avoidable ED utilization may...

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Autores principales: Chen, Brian K, Hibbert, James, Cheng, Xi, Bennett, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4391132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-015-0158-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4391132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25889646
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12939-015-0158-y

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