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A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research
December 2017
Hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions among urban Métis adults
by Gisèle M. Carrière, Mohan B. Kumar and Claudia Sanmartin
Ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) are potentially preventable, but if untreated, can result in high use of health care services. In fact, hospitalization rates for ACSCs are used as an indirect measure of the adequacy and accessibility of primary health care. The people most at risk for ACSC hospitalizations tend to be older; have poorer health, lower socioeconomic status, and comorbidities; be regular smokers; and live in rural areas.
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