The extent of private and public health insurance coverage among adult Hispanics

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 332-340

  Angel, Ronald J ^a   Angel, Jacqueline L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to health care; Health and retirement survey; Hispanic health insurance coverage; Medicaid; Medicare; Older Latinos

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; INCOME; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029887451     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.3.332     Document Type: Conference Paper

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