A Geographical Study of Health Services Utilization among the Elderly in Hong Kong: From Spatial Variations to Health Care Implications
Introduction Levels of utilization of health services vary socially and geographically. Differences in the rates of usage are also associated with geographical aspects of health care systems. The purpose of this study was to capture spatial variations in hospital health services utilization in the e...
Main Authors: | M. Wong, P.H. Chau, W. Goggins, J. Woo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2009-01-01
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Series: | Health Services Insights |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/HSI.S3087 |
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