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Unmet healthcare needs and community health center utilization among the low-income population based on a nationwide community health survey

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  • Han, Kyu-Tae
  • Park, Eun-Cheol
  • Kim, Sun Jung

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The Korean government has established community health centers (CHC) since the end of the 20th century to improve community public health and access to healthcare. In this study, we investigated the reasons for unmet healthcare needs and the reasons/purposes for using CHC based on income level.

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  • Han, Kyu-Tae & Park, Eun-Cheol & Kim, Sun Jung, 2016. "Unmet healthcare needs and community health center utilization among the low-income population based on a nationwide community health survey," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 120(6), pages 630-637.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:hepoli:v:120:y:2016:i:6:p:630-637
    DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2016.04.004
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