Impact of geographic accessibility on utilization of the annual health check-ups by income level in Japan: A multilevel analysis.

Although both geographic accessibility and socioeconomic status have been indicated as being important factors for the utilization of health care services, their combined effect has not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to reveal whether an income-dependent difference in the impact of geogra...

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Main Authors: Misuzu Fujita, Yasunori Sato, Kengo Nagashima, Sho Takahashi, Akira Hata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5423628?pdf=render