Trends in hospital emergency department utilization: United States, 1992-99.

CONCLUSION: Increased volume of ED encounters for persons 45 years of age and over was associated with a greater proportion of illness conditions presenting to the ED and the use of more services, medications, and mid-level providers. PMID: 11577602 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Vital and Health Statistics, Series 13: Data on Health Resources Utilization - Category: American Health Tags: Vital Health Stat 13 Source Type: research