Impact of comorbidity on the individual's choice of primary health care provider

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-109

  Zielinski, Andrzej ^a,b   Hãkansson, Anders ^a   Beckman, Anders ^a   Halling, Anders ^a,b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Blekinge Centre of Competence   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; case mix; comorbidity; family practice; primary health care; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79956200988     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2011.562363     Document Type: Article

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