Equity in health care: Current situation in South Korea

Journal of the Korean Medical Association

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 184-194

  Cho, Hong Jun ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health services; Korea; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BURN; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART INFARCTION; HEPATITIS B; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; TREND STUDY; URBAN POPULATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 84876188154     PISSN: 19758456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2013.56.3.184     Document Type: Article

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