Health care access in rural areas: Evidence that hospitalization for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in the United States may increase with the level of rurality

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 761-770

  Laditka, James N ^a   Laditka, Sarah B ^a   Probst, Janice C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care sensitive conditions; Physician supply; Primary care access; Rural

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PUBLIC ACCESS; RURAL AREA;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64649090341     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.12.007     Document Type: Article

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