Utilization profile of emergency department by irregular migrants and hospitalization rates: lessons from a large urban medical center in Tel Aviv, Israel
Abstract Background Irregular migrants (IMM) are excluded from the National health insurance in most developed countries and may use the emergency department (ED) as a source for medical care. This study aims to compare the use of ED by IM with that of Israeli citizens (IC) in a large urban hospital...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-04-01
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| Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-1152-6 |