Open AccessHealthy behaviors among women in the United States and Ontario: the effect on use of preventive care.
Author(s) -
Timothy P. Hofer,
Steven J. Katz
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.86.12.1755
Subject(s) - environmental health , medicine , preventive care , gerontology , family medicine , demography , health care , political science , sociology , law
This study examined how several healthy behaviors among women in Ontario and the United States explained (1) the use of preventive health services, (2) differences in use between socioeconomic groups, and (3) differences in use between the two health systems.