“Evolution and financial cost of socioeconomic inequalities in ambulatory care sensitive conditions: an ecological study for Portugal, 2000–2014”

“Evolution and financial cost of socioeconomic inequalities in ambulatory care sensitive conditions: an ecological study for Portugal, 2000–2014”

Abstract Background Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) are specific conditions for which hospitalization is thought to be avoidable through patient education, health promotion initiatives, early diagnosis and by appropriate chronic disease management, and have been show...

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Main Authors: Klára Dimitrovová, Cláudia Costa, Paula Santana, Julian Perelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Ambulatory care sensitive conditions
Primary care
Socioeconomic inequalities
Costs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0642-7

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