Gender differences in the use of the Danish health care system;Kønsforskelle i brug af sundhedsvæsnet

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 169, Issue 25, 2007, Pages 2403-2408

  Vedsted, Peter ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENMARK; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; DENMARK; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 34347213063     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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