Comparing the use of an Accident and Emergency Department by children from two Local Authority Gypsy sites with that of their neighbours

Public Health

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 882-884

  Beach, Hilary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood injury; Gypsy; Socioeconomic deprivation; Traveller

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; CHILD HEALTH; GYPSY PEOPLE; INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEVER; FRACTURE; GIPSY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RASH; SCALD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GYPSIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; POVERTY; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WALES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33747413000     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.05.017     Document Type: Article

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