The impact of accessibility on the use of specialist health care in Norway

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 249-261

  Iversen, Tor ^a   Kopperud, Gry Stine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Self assessed health; Specialist health care; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH VISITOR; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORWAY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SELF EVALUATION;

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NORWAY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 3843060094     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026233725045     Document Type: Article

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