Arthritis health service utilization among the elderly: The role of urban-rural residence and other utilization factors

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 177-185

  Saag, Kenneth G ^a,b   Doebbeling, Bradley N ^a   Rohrer, James E ^a   Kolluri, Sheela ^a   Mitchell, Theresa A ^a   Wallace, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Generalist; Rheumatologist; Rural health; Utilization

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; JOINT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84988268381     PISSN: 0004-3591     EISSN: 1529-0131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.1790110305     Document Type: Article

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