Analysis of Healthcare Seeking Behavior

This paper describes analyses of health seeking behaviors from two surveillance datastreams: Poison Control Center (PCC) calls and Emergency Department (ED) visit records. These analyses were conducted in order to quantify behaviors following the development of symptoms after water contamination exp...

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Published in:Online journal of public health informatics 2015-02, Vol.7 (1)
Main Authors: Dangel, Chrissy, Allgeier, Steven, Haas, Adam, Johnson, Amanda
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This paper describes analyses of health seeking behaviors from two surveillance datastreams: Poison Control Center (PCC) calls and Emergency Department (ED) visit records. These analyses were conducted in order to quantify behaviors following the development of symptoms after water contamination exposure and to understand  the motivation, decision-making and timing behind healthcare seeking behaviors.
ISSN:1947-2579
1947-2579
DOI:10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5681