Health care utilization for the 'newly insured': Results from the Washington basic health plan

Inquiry

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-142

  Martin, Diane P ^a   Diehr, Paula ^b   Cheadle, Allen ^b   Madden, Carolyn W ^b   Patrick, Donald L ^b   Skillman, Susan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030825499     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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