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How Low-Income Residents Decide Between Emergency and Primary Health Care for Non-Urgent Treatment

Holley A. Wilkin Department of Communication, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Elizabeth L. Cohen Department of Communication, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Michael A. Tannebaum Department of Communication, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pages 157-174 | Published online: 27 Apr 2012

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Michael Tannebaum, Holley A Wilkin & Jobia Keys. (2013) Education in the wake of healthcare reform: Increasing primary care usage by individuals currently reliant upon emergency departments for care. Health Education Journal 73:2, pages 209-216.
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Holley A. Wilkin. (2013) Exploring the Potential of Communication Infrastructure Theory for Informing Efforts to Reduce Health Disparities. Journal of Communication 63:1, pages 181-200.
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H. A. Wilkin, M. A. Tannebaum, E. L. Cohen, T. Leslie, N. Williams & L. L. Haley. (2012) How community members and health professionals conceptualize medical emergencies: implications for primary care promotion. Health Education Research 27:6, pages 1031-1042.
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