Inequalities that hurt: Demographic, socio-economic and health status inequalities in the utilization of health services in Serbia

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 389-396

  Janković, Janko ^a   Simić, Snežana ^a   Marinković, Jelena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

health service utilization; health survey; inequalities in health; Serbia; social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERBIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERBIA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955022028     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp189     Document Type: Article

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