Differences in medical care utilization rates of the disabled and the non-disabled with ambulatory care sensitive conditions

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 411-418

  Eun, Sang Jun ^a   Hong, Jee Young ^b   Lee, Jin Yong ^a   Lee, Jin Seok ^a   Kim, Yoon ^a   Kim, Yong Ik ^a   Shin, Youngsoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Health Policy Team   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disabled persons; Health services accessibility; Primary health care; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 39049184758     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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