title: The emergency department as a gateway for hospitalization: evidence from the National Medical Expenditure Survey.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: Reynard R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bouknight
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data