The use of end-quintile comparisons to identify under-servicing of the poor and over-servicing of the rich: A longitudinal study describing the effect of socioeconomic status on healthcare

BACKGROUND: To demonstrate the use of end-quintile comparisons in assessing the effect of socio-economic status on hospital utilisation and outcomes in Western Australia. METHODS: Hospital morbidity records were extracted from the WA Data Linkage System for the period 1994–99, with follow-up to the...

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Autores principales: Brameld, Kate J, Holman, C D'Arcy J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1236924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16150153
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-5-61

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1236924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16150153
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-5-61

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