Perceived barriers to health care access among rural older adults: A qualitative study

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 206-213

  Goins, R Turner ^a,c   Williams, Kimberly A ^a   Carter, Mary W ^a   Spencer, S Melinda ^b   Solovieva, Tatiana ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Center on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TRANSPORTATION; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 27644455647     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2005.tb00084.x     Document Type: Article

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