Utilisation of hospital services in Italy: A comparative analysis of immigrant and Italian citizens

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 598-609

  Baglio, Giovanni ^a   Saunders, Catherine ^b   Spinelli, Angela ^a   Osborn, John ^c  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Foreigners; Health care; Hospital services; Hospitalisation; Immigration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955984955     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9319-7     Document Type: Article

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