Primary care spatial density and nonurgent emergency department utilization: a new methodology for evaluating access to care.

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Published in Acad Pediatr on February 14, 2013

Authors

David J Mathison1, James M Chamberlain, Nuala M Cowan, Ryan N Engstrom, Linda Y Fu, Anthony Shoo, Stephen J Teach

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC 20010, USA. dmathiso@childrensnational.org

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