Referrals and sex of physicians and patients. A gender analysis, Andalussia, Spain;Derivacionesenlos centrosdesaluddeandalucíasegúnelsexo de profesionalesypacientes. Unanálisis de género

Revista Espanola de Salud Publica

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 359-368

  Sánchez, Ana Delgado ^a   Saletti Cuesta, Lorena ^a   Sánchez Cantalejo, Carmen ^a   López Hernández, Begoña ^b   Guijosa Campos, Pilar ^b   Acosta Ferrer, Margarita ^b   Montoya Vergel, Juana ^b   Gil Garrido, Natalia ^c  

^a ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^b Distrito Sanitario Granada Metropolitano ^*  (Spain)

^c Centro de Salud de Iznájar Distrito Sanitario Córdoba sur   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gender and health; Primary health care; Professional practice; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904789205     PISSN: 11355727     EISSN: 16969820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1135-57272014000300006     Document Type: Article

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