title: Against medical advice: Part II, The Army experience 1971-1988.
abstract: The Army experience with discharges against medical advice (AMA) from 1971 to 1988 is analyzed. AMA discharges have declined in a statistically significant manner in both medical centers and community hospitals. Discharges have decreased among men but increased among women. AMA discharges have decreased for both blacks and whites. Among clinical services, only obstetrics and gynecology demonstrated statistically significant increases. Among patient categories, only family members showed an increase. The possible sources of these various changes are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Alexandria, VA 22302-5125.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Jeffer
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States