Immigrants’ use of emergency primary health care in Norway: a registry-based observational study
Open Access
- 7 September 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Health Services Research
- Vol. 12 (1) , 308
Abstract
Emigrants are often a selected sample and in good health, but migration can have deleterious effects on health. Many immigrant groups report poor health and increased use of health services, and it is often claimed that they tend to use emergency primary health care (EPHC) services for non-urgent purposes. The aim of the present study was to analyse immigrants’ use of EPHC, and to analyse variations according to country of origin, reason for immigration, and length of stay in Norway.Keywords
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