Inequalities in health and health services delivery: A multilevel study of primary care and hypertension control

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 101-107

  Veugelers, Paul J ^a,b   Yip, Alexandra M ^a   Burge, Frederick ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community health; Epidemiology; Health services; Hypertension; Medically underserved area; Primary health care; Small area comparisons

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; NOVA SCOTIA; OFFICE VISITS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 13844255485     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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