Equity in access to health care in Italy: A disease-based approach

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 504-510

  Masseria, Cristina ^a   Giannoni, Margherita ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

access to care; chronic conditions; inequity; Italy; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77957370172     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckq029     Document Type: Article

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