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Health Care Service Utilization: Determinants
Health care service utilization can be defined as the use of any services provided to a patient in an attempt to improve or maintain health. Such services would include those provided by medical professionals or any allied health care provider (e.g., psychotherapist, home health nurse) and any diagnostic or treatment procedures delivered. Determinants of utilization of services must be clearly distinguished from determinants of health. Often low rates of utilization may reflect poor health due to low access to services, yet at other ...
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