Respiratory illness in the Dominican Republic: What are the predictors for health services utilization of young children?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1173-1182

  Thind, Amardeep ^a   Andersen, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Dominican republic; Health services utilization; Respiratory illness

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SERVICE PROVISION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SEX;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;

EID: 0037369027     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00116-8     Document Type: Article

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