Ethnicity, equity and the use of health services in the British NHS

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 485-496

  Smaje, Chris ^a   Le Grand, Julian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Equity; Ethnic groups; General household survey; Health care utilisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0030786498     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00380-2     Document Type: Article

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