Affiliation with a primary care provider in New Zealand: Who is, who isn't

Health Policy

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 286-296

  Jatrana, Santosh ^a   Crampton, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Primary health care; Regular health care provider

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GENDER BIAS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MARRIAGE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650465806     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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