The impact of primary care organization on avoidable hospital admissions for diabetes in 23 countries

Objective: Diabetes is a so-called ambulatory care sensitive condition. It is assumed that by appropriate and timely primary care, hospital admissions for complications of such conditions can be avoided. This study examines whether differences between countries in diabetes-related hospitalization ra...

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Main Authors: Tessa Van Loenen, Marjan J. Faber, Gert P. Westert, Michael J. Van den Berg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-01-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02813432.2015.1132883