Psychiatric co-morbidities and substance abuse are dominant factors in Predicting Emergency Department usage rates

• Main Authors: Lydia Mitchell (Author), Emily Moseley (Author), Ralph O'Neil (Author), Lawrence M Lewis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Archives of Community Medicine and Public Health - Peertechz Publications, 2022-08-17.
• Subjects: Research Article
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<p>Importance: 1% of the United States population accounts for 20% of healthcare costs. What characterizes heavy users of the Emergency Department (UED) both demographically and clinically is an area of active research.</p><p>Objective: Compare the proportion of nine common co-morb...