Emergency Care Sensitive Conditions in Brazil: A Geographic Information System Approach to Timely Hospital Access

• Main Authors: Julia Elizabeth Isaacson (Author), Anjni Patel Joiner (Author), Arthi Shankar Kozhumam (Author), Nayara Malheiros Caruzzo (Author), Luciano de Andrade (Author), Pedro Henrique Iora (Author), Dalton Breno Costa (Author), Bianca Maria Vissoci (Author), Marcos Luiggi Lemos Sartori (Author), Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha (Author), Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The benefits of treatment for many conditions are time dependent. The burden of these emergency care sensitive conditions (ECSCs) is especially high in low- and middle-income countries. Our objective was to analyze geospatial trends in ECSCs and characterize regional disparities in acces...