The persistent challenge of avoidable hospitalizations

Editorial

Carolyn M Clancy. Health Serv Res. 2005 Aug.

. 2005 Aug;40(4):953-6.

doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00442.x.

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More may be better: evidence of a negative relationship between physician supply and hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions.
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Physician visits, hospitalizations, and socioeconomic status: ambulatory care sensitive conditions in a canadian setting.
Roos LL, Walld R, Uhanova J, Bond R. Roos LL, et al. Health Serv Res. 2005 Aug;40(4):1167-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00407.x. Health Serv Res. 2005. PMID: 16033498 Free PMC article.

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