Realized access to physician services among the elderly in West Texas

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-78

  Rohrer, James E ^a   Kruse, Gina ^b   Borders, Tyrone ^b   Kupersmith, Joel ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; RELIGIOUS GROUP; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037412717     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2003.tb00544.x     Document Type: Article

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