Disparities in health care utilization among urban homeless in South Korea: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 267-274

  Yoon, Changgyo ^a   Ju, Young Su ^b   Kim, Chang Yup ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health care; Health care disparity; Health status; Homeless persons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; SOUTH KOREA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83455169819     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2011.44.6.267     Document Type: Article

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