Barriers to accessing specialist care for older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural New Zealand

Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 207-214

  Hopley, Michelle ^a   Horsburgh, Margaret ^b   Peri, Kathy ^b  

^a WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive; Community health nursing; Health services accessibility; Pulmonary disease; Rural health services

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SPECIALIZATION; STANDARD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NEW ZEALAND; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SPECIALIZATION; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 77956995604     PISSN: 11726164     EISSN: 11726156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/hc09207     Document Type: Article

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