How socioeconomic status affects patient perceptions of health care: A qualitative study

Journal of Primary Care and Community Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 169-175

  Arpey, Nicholas C ^a   Gaglioti, Anne H ^b   Rosenbaum, Marcy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care disparities; Low socioeconomic status; Patient perceptions; Primary care; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH EQUITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAID; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STATUS; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85022326391     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131917697439     Document Type: Article

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