Temporal and geographic heterogeneity of the association between socioeconomic position and hospitalisation in Italy: An income based indicator

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Schifano, Patrizia ^a   Marinacci, Chiara ^b   Cesaroni, Giulia ^a   Belleudi, Valeria ^a   Caranci, Nicola ^c   Russo, Antonio ^d   Perucci, Carlo A ^a  

^a Local Health Authority RME   (Italy)

^b Epidemiology Unit   (Italy)

^c Regional Health Care Agency of Emilia Romagna   (Italy)

^d Local Health Authority of Milan   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; INCOME; ITALY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; POPULATION; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX;

EID: 71049132796     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-8-33     Document Type: Article

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