Measuring the need for medical care in an ethnically diverse population

Health Services Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 551-571

  Osmond, Dennis H ^a   Vranizan, Karen ^a   Schillinger, Dean ^a   Stewart, Anita L ^a   Bindman, Andrew B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

ethnicity; health measurement; health status; Need for care; race; utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CALIFORNIA; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0029955531     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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