Determinants of seeking needed outpatient care in Iran: Results from a national health services utilization survey

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 439-445

  Hosseinpoor, Ahmad Reza ^a   Naghavi, Mohsen ^b   Alavian, Seyed Moayed ^b,c   Speybroeck, Niko ^d   Jamshidi, Hamidreza ^b   Vega, Jeanette ^a  

^a Evidence and Information for Policy ^*  (Switzerland)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^c BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Access; Equity; Health services; Iran; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATION; OUTPATIENT; PENSION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRAN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 35548969767     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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