Use of an emergency department in Saint-Laurent du Maroni, French Guiana: Does being undocumented make a difference?

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 586-594

  Jolivet, Anne ^a,b,c   Cadot, Emmanuelle ^a,b   Angénieux, Olivier ^c   Florence, Sophie ^a,b   Lesieur, Sophie ^a,b   Lebas, Jacques ^a,b,d   Chauvin, Pierre ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c Centre hospitalier de l'Ouest Guyanais   (France)

^d HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

French Guiana; Health insurance; Healthcare utilization; Mediational analysis; Undocumented migrants

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIGRATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAVEL; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LANGUAGE; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; TRAVEL;

EID: 84904339855     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-013-9919-0     Document Type: Article

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