An Event Count Model for Studying Health Services Utilization

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1639-1659

  Chi, Chunhuei ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Chinese Americans; Event count model; Health services utilization; Utilization model

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CHINESE MEDICINE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; ASIAN AMERICANS; BOSTON; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OFFICE VISITS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0032238709     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199812000-00003     Document Type: Article

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