[Frequency of attending primary care clinics by the immigrant versus autochthonous population].

Abstract

Immigrant population consulted primary care services less often compared with the Spanish population.

There are notable differences according to geographical origin.

This can be explained by better health, better use of healthcare system, and other difficulties in accessibility to health systems.

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Subjects

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Emigrants and Immigrants
• Female
• Humans
• Infant
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Primary Health Care
• Retrospective Studies
• Spain
• Young Adult

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Authors

• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu
• Rosa María Macipe-Costa
• Ignacio Dolsac
• Rosa Magallón-Botaya
• Lourdes Luzón
• Alexandra Prados-Torres
• Javier García-Campayo

Publication date

2011-10-03

Journal

Journal topics

• Community Medicine
• Family Practice
• Primary Health Care

Language

Spa.

Copyright

Atencion primaria / Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria

Equipo de Atención Primaria San Pablo, Sector Zaragoza II, Servicio Aragonés de la Salud, Universidad de Zaragoza, Instituto Aragonés de Ciencias de la Salud, redIAPP, España. med000764 [at] gmail.com

Release reference

Aten Primaria. 2011 Oct;43(10):544-50

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