Geographic variations in avoidable hospitalizations in the elderly, in a health system with universal coverage

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The study of Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSH) has been proposed as an indirect measure of access to and receipt of care by older persons at the entryway to the Spanish public health system. The aim of...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alberquilla Angel, Otero Angel, Magan Purificacion, Ribera Jose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-02-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/8/42