Case fatality ratios for serious emergency conditions in the Republic of Ireland: a longitudinal investigation of trends over the period 2002-2014 using joinpoint analysis

• Main Authors: Brenda Lynch (Author), Anthony P. Fitzgerald (Author), Paul Corcoran (Author), Orla Healy (Author), Claire Buckley (Author), Conor Foley (Author), John Browne (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the past decade, the Republic of Ireland has undertaken significant reconfiguration programmes to improve emergency services. During this time the public healthcare system experienced a large real decrease in resources. This study assesses national and regional population outc...