Effect of health insurance on the utilisation of allied health services by people with chronic disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 9-19

  Skinner, Elizabeth H ^a,b   Foster, Michele ^c   Mitchell, Geoffrey ^c   Haynes, Michele ^c   O'Flaherty, Martin ^c   Haines, Terry P ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

allied health occupations; gatekeeping; primary health care.

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CITATION ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; MARRIAGE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; CHRONIC DISEASE; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84894152849     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY13092     Document Type: Review

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