The relationship between perceived barriers to healthcare and self-rated health

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 476-482

  Hong, Tantina B ^a,b   Oddone, Eugene Z ^a,b   Weinfurt, Kevin P ^b,c   Friedman, Joelle Y ^c   Schulman, Kevin A ^b,c   Bosworth, Hayden B ^a,b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GENDER; HEALTH CARE BARRIER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 7444265847     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500412331298966     Document Type: Article

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