Do income effects mask social and behavioural factors when looking at universal health care provision?

Ricardo Sabates and Leon Feinstein

International Journal of Public Health, 2008, vol. 53, issue 1, 23-30

Abstract: The presence of income effects on the uptake of blood pressure checks may be due to factors associated with income, such as stress or lifestyles, rather than income per se. A permanent income effect on dental health care in Britain, which is not free of charge, could indicate the possibility of economic constraints to service uptake, but it does not guarantee that income is the only factor that matters as there may important cultural and behavioural barriers. Copyright Birkhaeuser 2008

Keywords: Health check-ups; Income; Britain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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