Utilisation of eye-care services: The effect of Scotland's free eye examination policy

Health Policy

Volumn 108, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 286-293

  Dickey, Heather ^a   Ikenwilo, Divine ^b   Norwood, Patricia ^b   Watson, Verity ^b   Zangelidis, Alexandros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eye tests; Health care markets; Health economics; Optometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EYE CARE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PROPENSITY SCORE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; SCOTLAND; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870066327     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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