Hospital admissions by socioeconomic status: is the inverse care law operating in Wales?

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2016 May;77(5):260-1. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.5.260.

Authors

Rob Atenstaedt¹, Ciaran Humphreys², Nathan Lester³, Leon May⁴, Tracy Price⁵

Affiliations

¹ Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Public Health Wales; and Visiting Professor in Public Health Medicine, Glyndwr University, Wrexham, Abergele Hospital, Abergele LL22 8DP.
² Director of Health Intelligence, Public Health Wales.
³ Head of Observatory Analytical Team, Public Health Wales.
⁴ Senior Public Health Intelligence Analyst, Public Health Wales.
⁵ Advanced Public Health Intelligence Analyst, Public Health Wales.

PMID: 27166100
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.5.260

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Databases, Factual
Health Services Accessibility / economics*
Humans
Patient Admission / economics*
Social Class*
State Medicine / economics*
Wales