Education and self-reported health care seeking behaviour in European welfare regimes: Results from the European Social Survey

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 217-220

  Frie, Kirstin Grosse ^a   Eikemo, Terje Andreas ^b   Von Dem Knesebeck, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Education; Health care seeking behaviour; Welfare regimes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WELFARE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WELFARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955871798     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-0073-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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