Journal article
A population‐based cohort study of ambulatory care service utilization among older adults
Abstract
RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Age-related effects on ambulatory care service utilization are not well understood. We aim to measure the utilization patterns of ambulatory health care services (i.e. family physician visits, specialist physician visits and emergency room visits) in the late life course (65 years and older).
METHODS: A population-based retrospective cohort study was conducted for the period 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006. All …
Authors
Nie JX; Wang L; Tracy CS; Moineddin R; Upshur REG
Journal
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 825–831
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
August 2010
DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01218.x
ISSN
1356-1294