Emergency hospital services utilization in Lleida (Spain): A cross-sectional study of immigrant and Spanish-born populations
Open Access
- 10 April 2008
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Health Services Research
- Vol. 8 (1) , 81
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-8-81
Abstract
The use of emergency hospital services (EHS) has increased steadily in Spain in the last decade while the number of immigrants has increased dramatically. Studies show that immigrants use EHS differently than native-born individuals, and this work investigates demographics, diagnoses and utilization rates of EHS in Lleida (Spain).Keywords
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