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- Title
Explaining inequality in the use of public health care services: evidence from Spain.
- Authors
Urbanos-Garrido, Rosa M.; Urbanos-Garrido, R M
- Abstract
The aim of this article is to identify those factors which produce differences in the use of public health care services among individuals whose medical needs are similar. The empirical analysis employs Spanish data for three separate years and obtains results for four types of medical attention: visits to a GP, visits to a specialist, visits to the emergency services and hospital inpatient days. The results show that the influence of demand factors upon the probability of consuming more medical attention than expected depends on the type of health care considered.In addition, the minimal impact of supply factors is demonstrated.
- Subjects
SPAIN; HEALTH; MEDICAL care; CARING; ATTENTION; PUBLIC health; HOSPITALS; COMPARATIVE studies; EXPERIMENTAL design; FAMILY medicine; HOSPITAL care; HOSPITAL emergency services; MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL appointments; MEDICAL needs assessment; MEDICAL care research; MEDICAL cooperation; MEDICINE; MEDICAL specialties &; specialists; NATIONAL health services; RESEARCH; SOCIAL justice; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; EVALUATION research
- Publication
Health Care Management Science, 2001, Vol 4, Issue 2, p143
- ISSN
1386-9620
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1023/A:1011461728666