Trends in social class inequalities in the use of health care services within the Spanish National Health System, 1993–2006

Laia Palència (), Albert Espelt, Maica Rodríguez-Sanz, Katia B. Rocha, M. Isabel Pasarín and Carme Borrell

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2013, vol. 14, issue 2, 219 pages

Abstract: Despite the increase in the use of health care services, the relationship between social class and the use of these services has remained stable throughout the study period. Achieving equity in the use of specialised care services is still a challenge for universal health care systems. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013

Keywords: Health care use; Inequalities; Social class; Trends; National Health System; D63; I14; I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s10198-011-0362-7

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