Is the British National Health Service equitable? The evidence on socioeconomic differences in utilization

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-109

  Dixon, Anna ^a   Le Grand, Julian ^b   Henderson, John ^c   Murray, Richard ^c   Poteliakhoff, Emmi ^c  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; COMMUNITY MEDICINE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INCOME; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; STATE MEDICINE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 34248372058     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/135581907780279549     Document Type: Review

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