Freestanding emergency centers and the health care of adolescents.
We studied the nature of the visits of patients aged 11-20 years to three free-standing emergency centers (FECs) and compared the mean to the national studies of visits by this age group to pediatricians and family/general physicians. Differences in sex distribution, diagnostic procedures, and diagnostic categories of the FECs emerged. Our results suggest that adolescents seek FEC care for reasons different than those prompting visits to the traditional physician's office.
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012737:Sex Factors; D013781:Texas