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Gatekeeping access to emergency departments: A survey of HMO policies
The purpose of this study is: (1) to determine if the practice of "gatekeeping" to control access to emergency departments by clients is a prevalent practice in nationwide Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs}; (2) to ...
A salutogenic framework to understand disparity in breast cancer screening behavior in African American women
African American women (AAW) have a higher breast cancer mortality rate and a lower survival rate than any other racial or ethnic group. Research has demonstrated that limited access to care reduces mammography screening ...