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Preferred term
economic barriers to healthcare
Definition
- Economic barriers to healthcare are economic or market-based factors that impede an individual's ability to access healthcare services. These barriers increase the costs associated with accessing healthcare and may prevent an individual from obtaining necessary preventive, chronic, or acute health care. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Economic Barriers to Healthcare]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/economic_barriers_to_healthcare
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