Healthcare in a pure gatekeeping system: utilization of primary, mental and emergency care in the prison population over time

• Main Authors: Jacques Spycher (Author), Mark Dusheiko (Author), Pascale Beaupère (Author), Bruno Gravier (Author), Karine Moschetti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study investigates the prisoner and prison-level factors associated with healthcare utilization (HCU) and the dynamic effects of previous HCU and health events. We analyze administrative data collected on annual adult prisoner-stay HCU (n = 10,136) including physical and men...