Preventable admissions and emergency-department-visits in pediatric asylum-seeking and non-asylum-seeking patients
Migrant health has become an essential part of public health. According to the World Health Organization, many health systems in Europe have not yet adapted adequately to the needs of asylum-seekers, which might result in untimely and inefficient health care for asylum-seeking patients. The aim of t...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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01 May 2020
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International journal for equity in health
Year: 2020, Volume: 19, Pages: 1-8 |
| ISSN: | 1475-9276 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12939-020-01172-w |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01172-w
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| Author Notes: | Julia Brandenberger, Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Florian Vogt, Thorkild Tylleskär and Nicole Ritz |
| Summary: | Migrant health has become an essential part of public health. According to the World Health Organization, many health systems in Europe have not yet adapted adequately to the needs of asylum-seekers, which might result in untimely and inefficient health care for asylum-seeking patients. The aim of this study was to assess the number of preventable hospital admissions and emergency department visits in asylum-seeking and non-asylum-seeking pediatric patients. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 16.06.2020 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1475-9276 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12939-020-01172-w |