Journal article
Visits to Family Physicians or Specialists by Elderly Persons in Canada and the United States: An Exploratory Comparative Study
Abstract
The objective of this exploratory study was to compare elderly persons likelihood of visiting a family doctor/general practitioner or a medical specialist and the association of that likelihood with socioeconomic factors and health-related quality of life (a measure of perceived need) in Canada and the United States. The data were obtained from the 2002-2003 Joint Canada/United States Survey of Health. The main dependent measure was whether …
Authors
Kaplan MS; Huguet N; Feeny D; McFarland BH; Williams SS
Journal
International Journal of Social Determinants of Health and Health Services, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 139–149
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
January 2010
DOI
10.2190/hs.40.1.h
ISSN
2755-1938