title: Emergency medical care and the public purse.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-0041, USA.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Tranquada
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015141:Los Angeles; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D011640:Public Policy; D014481:United States