Health equity in an unequal country: The use of medical services in Chile

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Paraje, Guillermo ^a   Vásquez, Felipe ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBÁÑEZ   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Equity; Healthcare use; Household surveys; Inequality

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; REFORM PROCESS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CHILE; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CHILE;

EID: 84871169989     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-11-81     Document Type: Article

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