Income level and chronic ambulatory care sensitive conditions in adults: A multicity population-based study in Italy

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Agabiti, Nera ^a   Pirani, Monica ^b   Vittori, Patrizia ^g   Cesaroni, Giulia ^a,g   Davoli, Marina ^a,g   Bisanti, Luigi ^c,g   Caranci, Nicola ^d,g   Costa, Giuseppe ^e,g   Forastiere, Francesco ^a   Marinacci, Chiara ^f,g   Russo, Antonio ^c,g   Spadea, Teresa ^e,g   Perucci, Carlo A ^a,g   Ancona, Carla ^g   Belleudi, Valeria ^g   Bugarini, Giulio ^g   Galassi, Claudia ^g   Mattioli, Stefano ^g   Zocchetti, Carlo ^g  

^a Local Health Authority RME   (Italy)

^b MODENA CANCER REGISTRY   (Italy)

^c Local Health Authority   (Italy)

^d Regional Agency for Health and Social Care Emilia Romagna Region   (Italy)

^e Epidemiology Department   (Italy)

^f Local Health Authority   (Italy)

^g NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCOME; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549209067     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-457     Document Type: Article

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