Association between general practice referral rates and patients' socioeconomic status and access to specialised health care. A population-based nationwide study

Health Policy

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 180-186

  Sørensen, Torben Højmark ^a   Olsen, Kim Rose ^a,b   Vedsted, Peter ^c  

^a Dansk Sundhedsinstitut   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

General practitioners; Referral rates; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949218910     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.03.011     Document Type: Article

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