Differences in income-related inequality and horizontal inequity in ambulatory care use between rural and non-rural areas: Using the 1998-2001 U.S. National Health Interview Survey data

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Shin, Hosung ^a   Kim, Jinsook ^b  

^a Korea Inst Hlth and Social Aff   (South Korea)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DATA SET; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; POLICY APPROACH; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954059371     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-9-17     Document Type: Article

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