Pediatric hospitalization due to ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in Valencia (Spain)

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-59

  Casanova, Carmen ^a   Colomer, Concha ^b   Starfield, Barbara ^c  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Valentian Inst Studs in Pub Heath   (Spain)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health services; Children's hospitalizations; Health services utilization; Primary care; Socioeconomic characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0030075856     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/8.1.51     Document Type: Article

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