The health care experiences of British pensioners migrating to Spain: A qualitative study

Health Policy

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 46-54

  Legido Quigley, Helena ^a   Nolte, Ellen ^b   Green, Judith ^a   la Parra, Daniel ^c   McKee, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Migration; Patient mobility; Patient's experiences; Pensioners; Quality of health care; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PENSIONER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETIREMENT; SPAIN;

EID: 84858290589     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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