Socioeconomic differences in healthcare expenditure and utilization in The Netherlands
Background: Worldwide, socioeconomic differences in health and use of healthcare resources have been reported, even in countries providing universal healthcare coverage. However, it is unclear how large these socioeconomic differences are for different types of care and to what extent health status plays a role. Therefore, our aim was to examine to what extent healthcare expenditure and utilization differ according to educational level and income, and whether these differences can be explained by health inequalities. Methods: Data from 18,936 participants aged 25–79 years of the Dutch Health I... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Loef , B , Meulman , I , Herber , G M , Kommer , G J , Koopmanschap , M A , Kunst , A E , Polder , J J , Wong , A & Uiters , E 2021 , ' Socioeconomic differences in healthcare expenditure and utilization in The Netherlands ' , BMC Health Services Research , vol. 21 , 643 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06694-9 |
Schlagwörter: | COSTS / Education / Health / Healthcare expenditure / Healthcare utilization / INCOME / INEQUALITIES / POPULATION / SERVICES / Socioeconomic status |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26827621 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/a739cca2-0eb2-41c7-81d7-761b2ed834ca |