Abstract:Background: We describe changes in the distance travelled, the utilization of emergency services, and the in-hospital mortality before and after the centralization of hospital emergency services in Denmark. Methods: All unplanned non-psychiatric hospital contacts from adults (aged ≥18 years) in 2008 and 2016 are included. Analyses are age-standardized and conducted at a municipality level. The municipalities are divided into groups according to the presence of emergency hospital services. Results: Municipaliti… Show more
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