Access to primary care in Hong Kong, Greater London and New York City

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 95-109

  Chau, Pui Hing ^a   Woo, Jean ^b   Gusmano, Michael K ^c   Weisz, Daniel ^d   Rodwin, Victor G ^e   Chan, Kam Che ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d HASTINGS CENTER   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872907001     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133112000114     Document Type: Article

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