Determinants of hospitalisation rates: Does primary health care play a role?

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-20

  Lindström, Kjell ^a,d,e   Engström, Sven ^b,d   Bengtsson, Calle ^c   Borgquist, Lars ^d  

^a Primary Health Care Centre of Habo   (Sweden)

^b Ryd Health Centre   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e Primary Health Care Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health care structure; Hospitalisation; Primary care; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0037356651     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430310000500     Document Type: Article

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