Income-related inequality in utilization of health services in Denmark: Evidence from Funen County

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 462-471

  Gundgaard, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Concentration index; healthcare; inequity; social inequality; utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; DENTAL CARE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS; MALE; REGISTRIES; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33749029643     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940600554644     Document Type: Article

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