Care or not care-that is the question: Predictors of healthcare utilisation in relation to employment status

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-38

  Åhs, Annika ^a   Burell, Gunilla ^a   Westerling, Ragnar ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Economic hardship; Healthcare utilisation; Social network; Symptoms of depression; Unemployment; Unmet care needs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863769108     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-010-9129-2     Document Type: Article

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