The relationship between socio-economic status and access to eye health services in the UK: A systematic review

Public Health

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 94-102

  Knight, A ^a   Lindfield, R ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eye health; Health services accessibility; Social class; Socio economic factors; UK

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; EYE DISEASE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSENSUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EYE CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; ECONOMICS; EYE DISEASES; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EYE DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84924556985     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.10.011     Document Type: Review

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