Primary health care in New Zealand: Who has access?

Health Policy

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Jatrana, Santosh ^a   Crampton, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Access barriers; New Zealand; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENTAL CARE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70049089491     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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