Distance and health care utilization among the rural elderly

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1197-1208

  Nemet, Gregory F ^c   Bailey, Adrian J ^a,b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c 577 41st Avenue   (United States)

Author keywords

Elder health care; Rural; Utilization; Vermont

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; RURAL AREA; SERVICE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOME; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; VERMONT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033980543     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00365-2     Document Type: Article

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