A large proportion of Swedish citizens refrain from seeking medical care - Lack of confidence in the medical services a plausible explanation?

Health Policy

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 333-344

  Westin, Marcus ^a   Åhs, Annika ^a   Persson, Kristina Bränd ^a   Westerling, Ragnar ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Equity; Health care utilisation; Need; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 2042445099     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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