Care need index, a useful tool for the distribution of primary health care resources

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 347-352

  Sundquist, K ^a   Malmstrom M ^a   Johansson, S E ^a   Sundquist, J ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH MONITORING; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD CARE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CARE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0037407221     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.5.347     Document Type: Article

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