Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 6-8

Causes of hospitalization among extra-European Union children in a large hospital of northern Italy, in a five-year observation period (Article) (Open Access)

Sabbatani S. , Baldi E. , Manfredi R.*
  • a Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 11, I-40138 Bologna, Italy
  • b Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 11, I-40138 Bologna, Italy
  • c Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 11, I-40138 Bologna, Italy

Abstract

The hospitalizations of 1,239 patients aged 14 years or less and immigrated from extra-European Union countries in Italy were assessed in the 6-year period, from 1999 to 2004. The main demographic and clinical features were analyzed according to several variables, also distiguishing patients aged less than one year, from those aged 1-14 years. The introduction of a deed of indemnity law in 2001 profoundly changed the pattern of admissions and health care needs and exploitation during subsequent years, leading to a massive regularization of clandestine immigrants. © 2007 by The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Contexto Publishing. All rights reserved.

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hospital admission hospitalization law demography clinical feature human immigration trend study Adolescent Infant observational study Child Welfare Article major clinical study health care quality health care access child health care age distribution Italy health care need health care delivery Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-34347382622&doi=10.1590%2fS1413-86702007000100003&partnerID=40&md5=f7052f0186bf027f2da8ce9a8d857859
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702007000100003
ISSN: 14138670
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English