National profile of nonemergent pediatric emergency department visits.

OBJECTIVE: Emergency department (ED) crowding prevents the efficient and effective use of health services and compromises quality. Patients who use the ED for nonemergent health concerns may unnecessarily crowd ED services. In this article we describe characteristics of pediatric patients in the Uni...

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Published in:	Pediatrics Vol. 125; no. 3; pp. 454 - 460
Main Authors:	Ben-Isaac E, Schrager SM, Keefer M, Chen AY
Format:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	American Academy of Pediatrics Mar2010
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost