Neighborhood effects on primary care access in Los Angeles

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1291-1303

  Prentice, Julia C ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare access; Individual effects; Neighborhood environment; Primary care; USA

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; NEIGHBORHOOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31144479186     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.07.029     Document Type: Article

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