Open AccessThe effect of the doctor-patient relationship on emergency department use among the elderly
Author(s) -
Roger A. Rosenblatt,
George E. Wright,
LauraMae Baldwin,
Leighton Chan,
P Clitherow,
F M Chen,
L G Hart
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.90.1.97
Subject(s) - emergency department , medicine , family medicine , medical emergency , emergency medicine , gerontology , environmental health , psychiatry
This study sought to determine the rate of emergency department use among the elderly and examined whether that use is reduced if the patient has a principal-care physician.
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