Comparison of the five Danish regions regarding demographic characteristics, healthcare utilization, and medication use - A descriptive cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2015, Pages

  Henriksen, Daniel Pilsgaard ^a   Rasmussen, Lotte ^b   Hansen, Morten Rix ^a,b   Hallas, Jesper ^a,b   Pottegård, Anton ^b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHEMICAL BINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DANISH CITIZEN; DENMARK; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REGISTRATION; RESIDENT; STATISTICS; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRESCRIPTIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947742358     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140197     Document Type: Article

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