Journal of epidemiology and community health
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J Epidemiol Community Health · Jan 2003
Avoidable hospitalisation rates in Singapore, 1991-1998: assessing trends and inequities of quality in primary care.
To assess avoidable hospitalisation as an indicator of quality of primary care by examining trends and gender and ethnic variations. ⋯ Gender and ethnic differences and declining trends in avoidable hospitalisation demonstrated in this study suggest that avoidable hospitalisation rates are a sensitive indicator for assessing quality of primary ambulatory care.