Socioeconomic differences in service use, payment and receipt of illness-related benefits in the last year of life: Findings from the British Household Panel Survey

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-255

  Hanratty, Barbara ^a   Jacoby, A ^a   Whitehead, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services accessibility; Health services for the aged; Social welfare; Socioeconomic factors; Terminal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL WELFARE; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 44849125637     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307087140     Document Type: Article

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