Health care avoidance among rural populations: Results from a nationally representative survey

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-88

  Spleen, Angela M ^a   Lengerich, Eugene J ^a,b   Camacho, Fabian T ^a,b   Vanderpool, Robin C ^c  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Health care; HINTS; Physician; Utilization of health services

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891555506     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12032     Document Type: Article

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