Healthcare Service Utilization and Associated Factors in Community-Dwelling Elderly in Northern Taiwan: One Medical Center's Experience

Summary: Background/Purpose: To find differences in healthcare utilization among urban community-dwelling elderly in northern Taiwan in comparison with national survey data and to determine the factors associated with such utilization. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1358 elde...

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Main Author: Meng-Ting Tsou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2018-06-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959818301509