Rating access to health care: Are there differences according to geographical region?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 246-249

  Hausdorf, Katrin ^a   Rogers, Carla ^a   Whiteman, David ^b   Newman, Beth ^c   Coxeter, Peter ^a   Youl, Philippa ^a   Aitken, Joanne ^a  

^a VIERTEL CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN CANCER CONTROL   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geography; Health services accessibility; Healthcare disparities; Rural health services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; CITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 47249141957     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00223.x     Document Type: Article

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