Hospitalization admission rates for low-income subjects with full health insurance coverage in France

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 560-566

  Tuppin, Philippe ^a   Drouin, Jérôme ^a   Mazza, Mohamed ^a   Weill, Alain ^a   Ricordeau, Philippe ^a   Allemand, Hubert ^a  

^a Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie des Travailleurs Salaries   (France)

Author keywords

diagnosis; full coverage; hospital mortality; patient admission; poverty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053540435     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq108     Document Type: Article

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