Socioeconomic disparity in healthcare-seeking behavior among Chinese women with genitourinary symptoms

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1833-1839

  Zhang, Qi ^a   Lauderdale, Diane ^b   Mou, Shanshan ^b   Parish, William I ^b   Laumann, Edward O ^b   Schneider, John ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71449102796     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1394     Document Type: Article

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