1.
Tunisie Medicale [La]. 2003; 81 (5): 303-07
in French
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| ID: emr-97078
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Medical Records , Forms and Records Control/standards , Hospital Records , Medical Audit
2.
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 1998; 4 (1): 94-99
in French
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| ID: emr-156509
ABSTRACT
In the health region of Monastir, Tunisia, there is a register of admissions to all public hospitals. Those relating to patients resident in Ksar Hellal District during the year 1995 were identified [N = 1983 admissions to hospital]. This made it possible to establish the population-based pattern of hospital morbidities. The annual hospitalization rate is 6.1%; the rate for patients aged ' 65 years is estimated at 13.1%. Chronic diseases are responsible for 31.5% of admissions to hospital and are predominantly diabetes and asthma. The morbidity pattern reflects a phenomenon of epidemiological transition and calls for the strengthening of ambulatory care and development of specific services likely to reduce the need for hospitalization