Sex differences in the use of health care services

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 338, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 1678-1683

  Mustard, Cameron A ^a,b,c   Kaufert, Patricia ^a   Kozyrskyj, Anita ^a   Mayer, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0032482328     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199806043382307     Document Type: Article

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