Exploration of health status, healthcare utilization, and health service expectations among Taiwanese adolescents

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 187-196

  Tsai, Meng Che ^a   Lin, Sheng Hsiang ^a,b   Chou, Yen Yin ^a   Lin, Shio Jean ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Health service; Health status; Healthcare utilization; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PEDIATRICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE PARENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 84897640824     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-013-2117-1     Document Type: Article

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