Deprivation and quality of primary care services: Evidence for persistence of the inverse care law from the UK Quality and Outcomes Framework

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 917-922

  McLean, G ^a   Sutton, M ^b   Guthrie, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE;

DATA ACQUISITION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LAW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STROKE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; STATE MEDICINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750630096     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.044628     Document Type: Article

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