Non-emergent Hospital Emergency Department Use and Neighborhood Poverty in Rhode Island, 2008-2012

R I Med J (2013). 2014 Jul 1;97(7):47-51.

Authors

Yongwen Jiang¹, Ana P Novais², Samara Viner-Brown³, Michael Fine⁴

Affiliations

¹ Senior Public Health Epidemiologist in the Center for Health Data and Analysis at the Rhode Island Department of Health, and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University.
² Executive Director of Health, Division of Community Family Health and Equity at the Rhode Island Department of Health.
³ Chief of the Center for Health Data and Analysis at the Rhode Island Department of Health.
⁴ Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.

PMID: 24983023

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MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Child
Child, Preschool
Emergency Service, Hospital / standards
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Health Services Accessibility / standards
Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
Poverty / statistics & numerical data*
Poverty Areas
Primary Health Care / standards
Primary Health Care / statistics & numerical data
Residence Characteristics / statistics & numerical data
Rhode Island
Young Adult