Smoking and use of primary care services: Findings from a population-based cohort study linked with administrative claims data

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Jorm, Louisa R ^a,b   Shepherd, Leah C ^b   Rogers, Kris D ^b   Blyth, Fiona M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SAX INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865306294     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-263     Document Type: Article

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