Leaving the Emergency Department Without Complete Care: Disparities In American Indian Children

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Examines children who leave the emergency department (ED) without complete evaluation or care (LWCET) in American Indian (AI) pediatric populations between June 2011 and May 2012. Analyzes 68,461 visits made by 47,228 children to 5 EDs and investigates factors such as demographic characteristics of patient, triage level, distance from the ED, timing of visit, ED activity level, and more.

Tess L. Weber, Katherine M. Ziegler, Anupam B. Kharbanda, et al.

BMC Health Services Research, 18(267)

04/2018

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American Indian or Alaska Native · Children and youth · Emergency medical services · Healthcare quality · Statistics and data