Potentially avoidable hospitalizations in five European countries in 2009 and time trends from 2002 to 2009 based on administrative data

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages 35-43

  Thygesen, Lau C ^a,b   Christiansen, T ^b   Garcia Armesto, Sandra ^c,d   Angulo Pueyo, Ester ^c,d,e   Martínez Lizaga, Natalia ^c,d   Bernal Delgado, E ^e   Garcia Armesto S ^e   Martinez N ^e   Seral, M ^e   Estupinan F ^e   Comendeiro, M ^e   Ridao, M ^e   Baixauli C ^e   Librero, J ^e   Bloor, K ^f   Cookson, R ^f   Gutacker, N ^f   Mateus, C ^g   Nunes, C ^g   Joaquim, I ^g   Yazbeck, A M ^h   Galsworthy, M ^h   Albreht, T ^h   Munck, J ⁱ   Guntert B ⁱ   Bremner, J ^j   Giepmans, P ^j   Dix, O ^j   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN SANITARIA ARAGÓN IIS ARAGÓN   (Spain)

^d Red de Investigación en Servicios Sanitarios en Enfermedades Crónicas REDISSEC   (Spain)

^e IACS   (India)

^f UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

ⁱ Department for Biomedical Computer Science and Mechatronics   (India)

^j EHMA   (Belgium)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME;

EID: 84929045715     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cku227     Document Type: Review

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