Comparison in use of health services between a deprived and an endowed community
| Autor: | G N Marsh, D M Channing |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Child Health Services Primary health care Psychological disturbance Social class Child health services Medical care Health services Preventive Health Services medicine Humans Matched sample Child Referral and Consultation business.industry Mental Disorders Accident and emergency Infant Newborn Infant Social Class Family medicine Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Immunization business Research Article |
| Popis: | Two hundred and twenty eight deprived children were compared with a matched sample of more endowed children living in the same urban area. Both groups were served by the same experienced primary health care team. The deprived group had a significantly higher number of general practitioner consultations and admissions to hospital (aged under 5) and a significantly higher recorded prevalence of mental and psychological disturbance (aged 5-15). Accident and emergency attendances were significantly higher for the deprived group throughout childhood, as were non-attendances for medical care appointments. The deprived group had much worse rates of immunisation and significantly later immunisations; practical measures subsequently adopted to improve this uptake of immunisation are described. |
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