Physician use in Ontario and the United States: The impact of socioeconomic status and health status

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 520-524

  Katz, Steven J ^a   Hofer, Timothy P ^b   Manning, Willard G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Veterans Administration   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030003451     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.86.4.520     Document Type: Article

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