Padgett, Deborah K.; Brodsky, Beth - In: Social Science & Medicine 35 (1992) 9, pp. 1189-1197
Despite dramatic increases in use of hospital emergency rooms (ERs) since the 1950s, an estimated 85% of ER visits are made for non-life-threatening reasons. Using a modified version of the Andersen and Newman model of health care utilization, this paper reviews the research literature on ER use...