Socioeconomic deprivation, travel distance, and renal replacement therapy in the Trent Region, United Kingdom 2000: An ecological study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 523-524

  Maheswaran, R ^a,e   Payne, N ^b   Meechan, D ^a   Burden, R P ^c   Fryers, P R ^a   Wight, J ^d   Hutchinson, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b North Eastern Derbyshire Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d North Sheffield Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POVERTY AREAS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SOCIAL CLASS; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038141750     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.57.7.523     Document Type: Article

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