Health gradients in emergency visits and hospitalisations for paediatric respiratory diseases: A population-based retrospective cohort study.

Ana Paula BelonJesus Serrano-LomelinCandace I J NykiforukAnne HicksSusan CrawfordJeffrey BakalMaria B Ospina

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2020)

We found a concentration of ED visits and hospitalisations for paediatric respiratory diseases in the most deprived groups. However, health inequalities are present across the material and social deprivation spectrum. Compared to the social deprivation index, the material index presented clearer paediatric respiratory health gradients.

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