Open AccessEmergency Department Utilization by Adolescents Experiencing Homelessness in Massachusetts
Author(s) -
Theodoros V. Giannouchos,
Jodie C. Gary,
Sophia Anyatonwu,
HyeChung Kum
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.632
H-Index - 178
eISSN - 1537-1948
pISSN - 0025-7079
DOI - 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001436
Subject(s) - emergency department , medicaid , medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , healthcare cost and utilization project , logistic regression , mental health , health care , demography , incidence (geometry) , family medicine , gerontology , psychiatry , emergency medicine , physics , sociology , optics , economics , economic growth
Adolescents who experience homelessness rely heavily on emergency departments (EDs) for their health care.