Differences that hurt: Self-perceived health inequalities in Croatia and the European Union

Croatian Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 653-666

  Šućur, Zoran ^a   Zrinščak, Siniša ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROATIA; DATA BASE; DISABILITY; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROATIA; DISABLED PERSONS; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST; URBANIZATION; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 35648931956     PISSN: 03539504     EISSN: 13328166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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