Profiles and predictors of healthcare utilization: using a cluster-analytic approach to identify typical users across conventional, allied and complementary medicine, and self-care

• Main Authors: Daniela Rodrigues Recchia (Author), Holger Cramer (Author), Jon Wardle (Author), David J. Lee (Author), Thomas Ostermann (Author), Romy Lauche (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction The identification of typologies of health care users and their specific characteristics can be performed using cluster analysis. This statistical approach aggregates similar users based on their common health-related behavior. This study aims to examine health care utilization...