Perceived unmet need for hospitalization service among elderly Chinese people in Zhejiang province

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 530-540

  Junfang, Wang ^a   Biao, Zhou ^a   Weijun, Zheng ^a   Zhang, Shuangshuang ^a   Yinyin, Wu ^a   Chen, Kun ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Chinese; Elderly; Hospitalization; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 77649268589     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp007     Document Type: Article

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