Access to medical care for low-income persons: How do communities make a difference?

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 384-411

  Andersen, Ronald M ^a   Yu, Hongjian ^a   Wyn, Roberta ^a   Davidson, Pamela L ^a   Brown, E Richard ^a   Teleki, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OFFICE VISITS; POVERTY; POVERTY AREAS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036889934     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755802237808     Document Type: Article

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