Differences in the prevalence of hospitalizations and utilization of emergency outpatient services for ambulatory care sensitive conditions between asylum-seeking children and children of the general population: a cross-sectional medical records study (2015)

Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) conditions are established indicators for the availability and quality of ambulatory care. We aimed to assess the differences between asylum-seeking children and children of the general population in a German city with respect to (i) the prevalenc...

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Main Authors: Lichtl, Célina (Author) , Lutz, Thomas (Author) , Szecsenyi, Joachim (Author) , Bozorgmehr, Kayvan (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 15 November 2017
In: BMC health services research
Year: 2017, Volume: 17
ISSN:1472-6963
DOI:10.1186/s12913-017-2672-7
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2672-7
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Author Notes:Célina Lichtl, Thomas Lutz, Joachim Szecsenyi and Kayvan Bozorgmehr
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Summary:Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive (ACS) conditions are established indicators for the availability and quality of ambulatory care. We aimed to assess the differences between asylum-seeking children and children of the general population in a German city with respect to (i) the prevalence of ACS hospitalizations, and (ii) the utilization of emergency outpatient services for ACS conditions.
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ISSN:1472-6963
DOI:10.1186/s12913-017-2672-7