Outpatient health service utilization and associated factors: a population-based study

Outpatient health service utilization and associated factors: a population-based study

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OBJECTIVE: To identify factors that lead people to visit a doctor in Brazil and assess differences between socioeconomic groups. METHODS: A cross-sectional study comprising 1,260 subjects aged 15 or more was carried out in southern Brazil. Demographic, socioeconomic, health needs and regular source...

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Main Authors:	Raúl Mendoza-Sassi, Jorge U Béria, Aluísio J D Barros
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo
Series:	Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:	health services health services accessibility equity in access socioeconomic factors
Online Access:	http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102003000300017&lng=en&tlng=en

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