Is the use of emergency departments socially patterned?

Helene ColineauxFanny Le QuerrecLaure PourcelJean-Christophe GallartOlivier AzémaThierry LangMichelle Kelly-IrvingSandrine CharpentierSébastien Lamy

Published in: International journal of public health (2018)

Although the study shows a difference of ED visit rates, the probability of a visit being non-severe is not meaningfully different according to SEP. This supports the assumption that ED visit rate variations according to SEP are mainly explained by SEP-related differences in health states rather than SEP-related differences in health behaviours.

Keyphrases

emergency department
public health
healthcare
mental health
health information
risk assessment