Does healthcare inequity reflect variations in peoples’ abilities to access healthcare? Results from a multi-jurisdictional interventional study in two high-income countries

Does healthcare inequity reflect variations in peoples’ abilities to access healthcare? Results from a multi-jurisdictional interventional study in two high-income countries

Abstract Background Primary healthcare services must respond to the healthcare-seeking needs of persons with a wide range of personal and social characteristics. In this study, examined whether socially vulnerable persons exhibit lower abilities to access healthcare. First, we examined how personal...

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Main Authors: Jeannie Haggerty, Jean-Frederic Levesque, Mark Harris, Catherine Scott, Simone Dahrouge, Virginia Lewis, Emilie Dionne, Nigel Stocks, Grant Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Primary health care
Health services accessibility
Vulnerable population
Social characteristics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-020-01281-6

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