Changes in morbidity and medical care utilization after the recent economic crisis in the Republic of Korea

Changes in morbidity and medical care utilization after the recent economic crisis in the Republic of Korea

OBJECTIVE: To examine and quantify the impact of the recent economic crisis on morbidity and medical care utilization in the Republic of Korea. METHODS: 22 675 people from 6791 households and 43 682 people from 12 283 households were questioned for two nationwide surveys that took place in 1995 and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kim Hanjoong, Chung Woo Jin, Song Young Jong, Kang Dae Ryong, Yi Jee Jeon, Nam Chung Mo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2003-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Morbidity/trends
Health services/utilization
Inflation, Economic
Health services accessibility/economics
Chronic disease
Mental disorders/epidemiology
Cardio-vascular diseases/epidemiology
Wounds and injuries/epidemiology
Regression analysis
Republic of Korea
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862003000800006

Internet

http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862003000800006

Similar Items