Individual and neighbourhood socioeconomic status increase risk of avoidable hospitalizations among Canadian adults: A retrospective cohort study of linked population health data
Introduction: Avoidable hospitalizations refer to acute care use for conditions that should normally be managed in primary care settings. Lower socioeconomic status has been shown to increase risk of hospitalization. However, use of ecological information has limited interpretation at the individua...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Swansea University
2020-09-01
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Series: | International Journal of Population Data Science |
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Online Access: | https://ijpds.org/article/view/1351 |