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Socio-demographic disparities in the utilisation of general practice services for Australian children - Results from a nationally representative longitudinal study

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  • Lixin Ou
  • Jack Chen
  • Ken Hillman

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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the pattern of general practice services utilization for Australian children and to examine socio-demographic disparities in general practitioner (GP) visits. Methods: We used the linked data from the nationally representative Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) and the Medicare Australia claims data record. We used survey negative binomial and logistic regression to examine the socio-demographic factors associated with the utilisation of general practice services. Results: The average number of annual GP visits gradually declined from 7.0 at 0–1 year old to 2.4 at 5–8 years (p

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  • Lixin Ou & Jack Chen & Ken Hillman, 2017. "Socio-demographic disparities in the utilisation of general practice services for Australian children - Results from a nationally representative longitudinal study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(4), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0176563
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176563
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