Housing as a Social Determinant of Health in Singapore and Its Association with Readmission Risk and Increased Utilization of Hospital Services

Frontiers in Public Health

Lian Leng Low¹ 

关键词: social determinant of health;    readmission;    hospital utilization;    housing;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2016.00109

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundResidence in public rental housing is an area-level measure of socioeconomic status, but its impact as a social determinant of health in Singapore has not been studied. We therefore aimed to examine the association of public rental housing with readmission risk and increased utilization of hospital services in Singapore.

【 授权许可】

CC BY