'Reasonable access' to primary care: Assessing the role of individual and system characteristics

Health and Place

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-130

  Wellstood, Katie ^a   Wilson, Kathi ^a,b   Eyles, John ^a,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Gender; Health care; Neighbourhood; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

GENDER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 28844506718     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2004.10.010     Document Type: Article

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