Hospital emergency department utilisation rates among the immigrant population in Barcelona, Spain

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The recent increase in the number of immigrants of Barcelona represents a challenge for the public healthcare system, the emergency department being the most used healthcare service by this group. However, utilisation rates in our en...

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Main Authors: Garcia Oscar, Cots Francesc, Buron Andrea, Vall Oriol, Castells Xavier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/51