Motivation and relevance of emergency room visits among immigrants and patients of Danish origin

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 497-502

  Norredam, Marie ^a   Mygind, Anna ^a   Nielsen, Anette Sonne ^a   Bagger, Jens ^b   Krasnik, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AMAGER HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Access; Emergency; Immigrants; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDEPENDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTPATIENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 35648932396     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckl268     Document Type: Article

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