Ethnicity, health and health services utilization in a British study

Critical Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-249

  Kelaher, Margaret ^a   Paul, Sheila ^b   Lambert, Helen ^c   Ahmad, Waqar ^b   Fenton, Steve ^c   Smith, George Davey ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85047688190     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958159032000114444     Document Type: Article

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