Societal and individual determinants of medical care utilization in the United States.
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Summary
A theoretical framework for viewing health services utilization is presented, emphasizing the importance of the characteristics of the health services delivery system, changes in medical technology and social norms relating to the definition and treatment of illness, and individual determinants of utilization.
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- article
- Published
- 1973-03-01
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- 4,388
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- 47
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Keywords
Health care, Context (archaeology), Public economics, Health policy, Social determinants of health
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