A systematic review of health status, health seeking behaviour and healthcare utilisation of low socioeconomic status populations in urban Singapore

Abstract Introduction It is well-established that low socioeconomic status (SES) influences one’s health status, morbidity and mortality. Housing type has been used as an indicator of SES and social determinant of health in some studies. In Singapore, home ownership is among the highest in the world...

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Main Authors: Catherine Qiu Hua Chan, Kheng Hock Lee, Lian Leng Low
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-018-0751-y