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Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 458-465

Is inequity undermining Australia's 'universal' health care system? Socio-economic inequalities in the use of specialist medical and non-medical ambulatory health care

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Health care inequalities; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SOCIAL STATUS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; AMBULATORY CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH DISPARITY; INSURANCE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

EID: 70350317619     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00430.x     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (46)

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