Do public clinic systems provide health care access for the urban poor? A cross-sectional survey

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-70

  Kiefe, Catarina I ^a,b   Hyman, David J ^c,d  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OUTPATIENT; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0030051883     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01682764     Document Type: Article

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