Preventive care use among the Belgian elderly population: Does socio-economic status matter?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 355-372

  Hoeck, Sarah ^a   Van der Heyden, Johan ^b   Geerts, Joanna ^c   van Hal, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^c Federal Planning Bureau   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Elderly population; Preventive care; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE;

BLOOD; ELDERLY CARE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUGAR; VACCINATION;

AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINATION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; VACCINATION;

BELGIUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 84891511170     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110100355     Document Type: Article

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