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From: Rural-urban differences in use of health services before and after dementia diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study

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A-E. Health service utilisation among rural compared to urban persons with dementia and a matched cohort of rural compared to urban persons without dementia, pre- and post-index. A: Family physician visits. B: Specialist visits. C: Hospital admissions. D: Prescription drug dispensations. E: Short-term care admissions. (A Significantly different between rural and urban persons with dementia (p < 0.05). B Significantly different between rural and urban persons without dementia (p < 0.05). Note. In 1E, the number of patients receiving short-term care were ≤ 6 at specific timepoints and are not shown. In 1E, for the rural-urban difference among persons with dementia at + 1 year (5.4 vs. 13.0%), p = 0.077)

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