Substantial use of primary health care by prisoners: epidemiological description and possible explanations.
OBJECTIVES: To describe the use of primary care services by a prisoner population so as to understand the great number of demands and therefore to plan services oriented to the specific needs of these patients. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study of a sample of prisoners' medical records. SETTING: All Belgian prisons (n = 33). PATIENTS: 513 patients over a total of 182 patient years, 3328 general practitioner (GP) contacts, 3655 reasons for encounter. MAIN RESULTS: Prisoners consulted the GP 17 times a year on average (95%CI 15 to 19.4). It is 3.8 times more than a demographically equivalent po... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2005 |
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B M J Group
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Schlagwörter: | Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Belgium / Digestive System Diseases / Female / Humans / Male / Mental Disorders / Middle Aged / Musculoskeletal Diseases / Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Primary Health Care / Prisoners / Respiratory Tract Diseases / Retrospective Studies / Skin Diseases / Stress / Psychological |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26588121 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/22227 |