Does socio-economic status explain use of modern and traditional health care services?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1450-1459

  Sato, Azusa ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ghana; Modern health care; Traditional medicines; Use of health care; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMETRICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MODERN TIMES; POLYPHARMACY; POVERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

GHANA;

EID: 84864616730     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.032     Document Type: Article

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