Socioeconomic inequalities in preventive services among the elderly: Results from medical checkup, cancer check, and BP check

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 404-410

  Chun, Heeran ^b   Kim, Il Ho ^a  

^a Gwang Jin Gu Public Health Center   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Elderly; Preventive health services; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; NEOPLASM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 36048951326     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2007.40.5.404     Document Type: Article

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