Sociodemographic and health characteristics, rather than primary care supply, are major drivers of geographic variation in preventable hospitalizations in Australia

Medical Care

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 436-445

  Falster, Michael O ^a   Jorm, Louisa R ^a,b   Douglas, Kirsty A ^c   Blyth, Fiona M ^b,d   Elliott, Robert F ^e   Leyland, Alastair H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c The Australian National University   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

multilevel modelling; preventable hospitalization; primary care

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; VERY ELDERLY; AGE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; MANPOWER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84928480241     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000342     Document Type: Article

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