Subjective unmet need and utilization of health care services in Canada: What are the equity implications?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 465-472

  Allin, Sara ^a,b   Grignon, Michel ^c   Le Grand, Julian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access barriers; Canada; Equity; Health care utilization; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WAITING LISTS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA;

EID: 73149125757     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.027     Document Type: Article

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