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Physician visits, emergency room utilization and overnight hospitalization in the old-old in Israel
 — the Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Aging Study (CALAS)
Author(s)Adrian Walter-Ginzburg, Angela Chetrit, Chaya Medina
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 49, no 5, May 2001
Pagespp 549-556
KeywordsSurgery visits ; Accident & emergency depts ; Admission [hospitals] ; Short term ; Cross sectional surveys ; Longitudinal surveys ; Israel.
AnnotationIn a system of free and equal access to healthcare services, the demand for health services by a population with high levels of chronic disease and disability is driven primarily by health needs, rather than by extraneous factors such as income and education. This study, based on some 1,500 people aged 75 to 94 living in the community in Israel's Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Aging Study (CALAS), indicates that equity in the provision of health services is attainable. Policy makers should provide for actual need, remove artificial barriers, and prepare accurate estimates of future needs. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020115219 A
ClassmarkL5B: LD6: LD:QKH: 4P: 3KB: 3J: 7H6

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