Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 483-490, May 2005

The Cost of an Emergency Department Visit and Its Relationship to Emergency Department Volume

  • Anil Bamezai, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Anil Bamezai, PhD, RAND, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401; 310-393-0411 ext. 6458, fax 310-451-7061
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  • Glenn Melnick, PhD
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  • Amar Nawathe, MD, MHA

From RAND, Santa Monica, CA (Bamezai, Melnick); and the University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning and Development, Los Angeles, CA (Melnick, Nawathe)

Received 9 February 2004; received in revised form 17 May 2004 and 13 July 2004; accepted 25 August 2004. published online 06 April 2005.

SEE EDITORIALS, P. 491, 493, AND 495.

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 Author contributions: AB and GM conceived this study and obtained research funding. AB was in charge of all the data analyses, including model estimation. AN took the lead in reviewing the literature and crosschecking references. AB and GM drafted major portions of the initial manuscript, whereas all 3 authors helped refine it. AB takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.Funding and support: Supported by the California Health Care Foundation.Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0196-0644(04)01315-0

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2004.08.029

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 45, Issue 5 , Pages 483-490, May 2005

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