Utilisation of eye-care services: The effect of Scotland's free eye examination policy

Heather Dickey, Divine Ikenwilo, Patricia Norwood, Verity Watson and Alexandros Zangelidis

Health Policy, 2012, vol. 108, issue 2, 286-293

Abstract: To examine how the introduction of free eye examinations in Scotland affected people's use of eye care services. Particularly, to assess if more people are now having their eyes examined regularly, and whether there are differences in the way people responded to the policy across socio-economic groups.

Keywords: Eye tests; Health care markets; Health economics; Optometry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2012.09.006

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