Are data on the uptake of disability benefits a useful addition to census data in describing population health care needs?

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-170

  O'Reilly, Dermot ^a   Stevenson, Mike ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; IRELAND; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CENSUSES; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MORTALITY; NORTHERN IRELAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 3242696882     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/1355819041403259     Document Type: Article

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