Open AccessThe association of geographical location and neighbourhood deprivation with older people's use of NHS Direct: a population-based study
Author(s) -
Wen-Chin Hsu,
Peter A. Bath,
Shirley Large,
Sarah Williams
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afs120
Subject(s) - medicine , neighbourhood (mathematics) , older people , association (psychology) , gerontology , population , demography , environmental health , sociology , mathematical analysis , mathematics , philosophy , epistemology
no research has investigated how older people's use of NHS Direct, the 24-h telephone health advice and information service in England and Wales, varies according to geographical location and deprivation.
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