Hospitalization of older adults due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions

OBJECTIVE To analyze the temporal evolution of the hospitalization of older adults due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions according to their structure, magnitude and causes. METHODS Cross-sectional study based on data from the Hospital Information System of the Brazilian Unified Health Syst...

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Main Authors: Aline Pinto Marques, Dalia Elena Romero Montilla, Wanessa da Silva de Almeida, Carla Lourenço Tavares de Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-10-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102014000500817&lng=en&tlng=en