Inequalities in use of health services among Jews and Arabs in Israel.

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Published in Health Serv Res on June 01, 2007

Authors

Orna Baron-Epel1, Noga Garty, Manfred S Green

Author Affiliations

1: School of Public Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Studies, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel 31905, Israel.

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