Gender inequalities in health and health care services use in Catalonia (Spain)

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 218-222

  Fernandez, Esteve ^a   Schiaffino, Anna ^a   Rajmil, Luis ^a   Badia, Xavier ^a   Segura, Andreu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DENTIST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 0033024050     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.4.218     Document Type: Article

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