The influence of socioeconomic status on health service utilisation by patients with aids in North Italy

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 859-866

  Tramarin, A ^a   Campostrini, S ^b   Tolley, K ^c   De Lalla, F ^a  

^a SAN BORTOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aids; Costs; Health service utilisation; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0030839043     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(96)00426-1     Document Type: Article

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