Exploring disparities in access to physician services among older adults: 2000-2007

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 128-138

  Mahmoudi, Elham ^a,b   Jensen, Gail A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to physician services; Older adults; Racial ethnic health care disparities

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY HEALTH; RACE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871787409     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs105     Document Type: Article

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