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Pages
349–355
Issue
4
Volume
37
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Title
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Access to medical care among the elderly in rural northeastern Ohio.
Publisher
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The Journal of Family Practice
Date
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1993
1993-10
Subject
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Female; Humans; Health Services Accessibility/*statistics & numerical data; Male; Middle Aged; Ohio; Aged; Health Status; Reproducibility of Results; *Rural Population; Health Services for the Aged/*supply & distribution
Creator
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Gillanders W R; Buss T F
Description
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BACKGROUND: Conventional wisdom holds that the elderly living in rural areas suffer poor health and have limited access to health care compared with their urban peers. The relation between poor health and limited access, however, has yet to be adequately defined. METHODS: We conducted a telephone survey of 1000 elderly persons living in four rural northeastern Ohio counties using a proportional random-digit dialing method. RESULTS: Many rural elderly respondents appeared to suffer poor health and have limited access to medical care. However, a detailed analysis revealed that poor health and limited access were more perceptual than actual. CONCLUSIONS: Elderly persons living independently in rural northeast Ohio have much better health and access to care than suggested by the literature.
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*Rural Population
1993
Aged
Buss T F
Female
Gillanders W R
Health Services Accessibility/*statistics & numerical data
Health Services for the Aged/*supply & distribution
Health Status
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Ohio
Reproducibility of Results
The Journal of family practice