Impact of Social Determinants of Health, Health Literacy, Self-perceived Risk, and Trust in the Emergency Physician on Compliance with Follow-up
Introduction: Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with “low-risk” acute coronary syndrome (ACS) symptoms can be discharged with outpatient follow-up. However, follow-up compliance is low for unknown nonclinical reasons. We hypothesized that a patient’s social factors, health literac...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2021-05-01
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Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1kh6b7xd |