Understanding the gap between need and utilization in outpatient care-The effect of supply-side determinants on regional inequities

Health Policy

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 54-63

  Ozegowski, Susanne ^a   Sundmacher, Leonie ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health care disparities; Health equity; Health services needs; Outpatient care; Small area variation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; OUTPATIENT CARE; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

AMBULATORY CARE; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84890918344     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: 18726054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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