Outpatient health service utilization and associated factors: a population-based study Fatores associados à utilização de serviços ambulatoriais: estudo de base populacional

OBJECTIVE: To identify factors that lead people to visit a doctor in Brazil and assess differences between socioeconomic groups. METHODS: A cross-sectional study comprising 1,260 subjects aged 15 or more was carried out in southern Brazil. Demographic, socioeconomic, health needs and regular source...

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Main Authors: Raúl Mendoza-Sassi, Jorge U Béria, Aluísio J D Barros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2003-06-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102003000300017