Title: Variations in the utilisation of medical technology as influenced by socio-economic factors in the case of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Authors: Rasool Azari, Lan Xue

Addresses: Department of Management and Business, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373, USA. Department of Management and Business, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 92373, USA

Abstract: Socio-economic factors are perceived as barriers to equity in health. This study examines the annual procedure volume of 1000 MRI sites in 120 counties of metropolitan areas in the USA. The results indicate that socio-economic factors have statistically significant associations with the observed rate of utilisation of MRI. Policy implications are discussed.

Keywords: socio-economic factors; medical technology; variations; Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHTM.2000.001068

International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 2000 Vol.2 No.1/2/3/4, pp.337-357

Published online: 30 Jun 2003 *

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