Association between ethnicity and emergency department visits in the last three months of life in England: a retrospective population-based study using electronic health records

• Main Authors: Sabrina Bajwah (Author), Irene J Higginson (Author), Katherine E Sleeman (Author), Lorna K Fraser (Author), Stephen Barclay (Author), Fliss E M Murtagh (Author), Javiera Leniz (Author), Anna E Bone (Author), Joanna M Davies (Author), Julia Verne (Author), Kia-Chong Chua (Author), Mevhibe Hocaoglu (Author), Lesley E Williamson (Author), Thomas Bolton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction Emergency department (ED) visits are distressing yet common in the last months of life and many could be avoided. The association between ethnicity and ED visits in the last months of life has rarely been studied in detail and the intersection with area-based deprivation and other risk...