The influence of insurance status and income on health care use among the nonmetropolitan elderly

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-99

  Kassab, Cathy ^a   Luloff, A E ^b   Kelsey, Timothy W ^b   Smith, Stephen M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030013741     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1996.tb00780.x     Document Type: Article

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