To what extent does sociodemographic composition of the neighbourhood explain regional differences in demand of primary out-of-hours care: A multilevel study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Jansen, Tessa ^a   Zwaanswijk, Marieke ^a   Hek, Karin ^a   De Bakker, Dinny ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

GP cooperative; Multilevel linear regression; Neighbourhood; Primary out of hours care; Sociodemographic composition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGEMENT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUT-OF-HOURS CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AFTER-HOURS CARE; AGED; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85018113443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-015-0275-0     Document Type: Article

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