'ALSPAC' infant morbidity and council tax band: Doctor consultations are higher in lower bands

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-408

  Beale, Norman ^a   Peart, Carole ^a   Kay, Hazel ^b   Taylor, Gordon ^b   Boyd, Andy ^c   Herrick, David ^c  

^a Northlands R and D Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC data; consulting behaviour vs disease occurrence; Council Tax Valuation Band; infant morbidity; socio economic influence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATE MEDICINE; TAXES;

EID: 77955019790     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp211     Document Type: Article

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