Does Overcrowding and Health Insurance Type Impact Patient Outcomes in Emergency Departments?

Overview

Journal Health Econ Rev

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Public Health

Date 2013 Nov 16

PMID 24229451

Citations 4

Authors

Pedro de Araujo

Maroula Khraiche

Andrea Tukan

Affiliations

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Abstract

Jel Classification Codes: I12; I13.

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