Seasonal variation in orthopedic health services utilization in Switzerland: The impact of winter sport tourism

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Climate- or holiday-related seasonality in hospital admission rates is well known for many diseases. However, little research has addressed the impact of tourism on seasonality in admission rates. We therefore investigated the influe...

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Main Authors: Busato André, Widmer Marcel, Matter-Walstra Klazien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-03-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/6/25