Comparison of rural and urban residents' implicit and explicit attitudes related to seeking medical care

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 359-363

  Harju, Beverly L ^a   Wuensch, Karl L ^a   Kuhl, Emily A ^b   Cross, Natalie J ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33749038343     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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