A longitudinal analysis of violence and healthcare service utilization in Mexico

Abstract Objectives We analyze the degree to which community violence in Mexico, largely due to organized crime violence, affects health care service utilization. Methods This study exploits temporal and geographic variation in monthly county-level homicide rates, matching outpatient service utiliza...

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Main Authors: Laura X. Vargas, Therese S. Richmond, Heidi L. Allen, Zachary F. Meisel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01413-6