Inequalities in the use of health services between immigrants and the native population in Spain: What is driving the differences?

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-28

  Jiménez Rubio, Dolores ^b   Hernández Quevedo, Cristina ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Health care utilisation; Immigrant population; Inequalities; Oaxaca decomposition; Spanish National Health Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551609980     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-010-0220-z     Document Type: Article

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