Socioeconomic Status and Use of Outpatient Medical Care: The Case of Germany.

BACKGROUND:Socially disadvantaged people have an increased need for medical care due to a higher burden of health problems and chronic diseases. In Germany, outpatient care is chiefly provided by office-based general practitioners and specialists in private practice. People are free to choose the ph...

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Main Authors: Jens Hoebel, Petra Rattay, Franziska Prütz, Alexander Rommel, Thomas Lampert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4883792?pdf=render