Socio-economic differences in the utilisation of health services in Belgium

Health Policy

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 153-165

  Van Der Heyden, J H A ^a   Demarest, S ^a   Tafforeau, J ^a   Van Oyen, H ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Socio economic differences; Use of health care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0037675911     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8510(02)00213-0     Document Type: Article

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