Hospital emergency department utilisation rates among the immigrant population in Barcelona, Spain

• Main Authors: Garcia Oscar (Author), Cots Francesc (Author), Buron Andrea (Author), Vall Oriol (Author), Castells Xavier (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The recent increase in the number of immigrants of Barcelona represents a challenge for the public healthcare system, the emergency department being the most used healthcare service by this group. However, utilisation rates in our en...