Accessibility assessment of the health care improvement program in rural Taiwan

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 372-377

  Tan, Hsiu Fen ^a   Tseng, Hung Fu ^a   Chang, Chen Kang ^b   Lin, Wender ^a   Hsiao, Shih Huai ^c  

^a CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL FACTOR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 25144520970     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2005.tb00110.x     Document Type: Review

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