Socioeconomic disparities in health care use: Does universal coverage reduce inequalities in health?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 424-428

  Veugelers, P J ^a   Yip, A M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NOVA SCOTIA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CANADA;

EID: 0037836102     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.6.424     Document Type: Article

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