Is neighborhood access to health care provision associated with individual-level utilization and satisfaction?

Health Services Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2183-2200

  Hiscock, Rosemary ^a   Pearce, Jamie ^a   Blakely, Tony ^b   Witten, Karen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Geographical information systems; Health inequalities; Health services; Neighborhoods

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATE MEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55949108194     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00877.x     Document Type: Article

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