Aged; Belgium; Databases, Factual; Female; Health Care Costs/statistics & numerical data; Health Services/utilization; Health Status; Humans; Middle Aged; Social Welfare/statistics & numerical data; Women's Health
Abstract :
[en] By analysing three different Belgian databases, we could demonstrate that whereas women subjectively declare a higher number of diseases, a worse functional state and a higher trend to use medical resources, they are, from an objective point of view, less frequently hospitalized and cause a lower cost, at certain ages, for the Social Security.
Disciplines :
Public health, health care sciences & services
Author, co-author :
Gillet, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Règlements de la santé
Tellier, V.
Language :
French
Title :
Le quiproquo de la consommation medicale de la femme.
Alternative titles :
[en] Misunderstanding of medical resource use by women
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