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| Geographic variation in preventable hospitalization of older women and men: implications for access to primary health care | | Author(s) | Sarah B Laditka, James N Laditka |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 11, no 4, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 43-56 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | General practice ; Admission [hospitals] ; Older men ; Older women ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Use of population-based (or small area analysis) techniques to examine variations in rates of preventable hospitalisation has emerged as a promising new method for evaluating the adequacy of access to primary care outpatient services. The aim of this study was to demonstrate how readily available data and small area analysis can be used to identify potential problems of access to primary care services for older women and men. Gender and socioeconomic differences in rates of preventable hospitalisation were examined, using hospital discharge data in county areas in Upstate New York. Findings revealed significant variation in preventable hospitalisation within counties. Problems of access were associated with lower income areas for women and men. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000419403 A |
| Classmark | L5: LD:QKH: BC: BD: 7T |
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