Urban-rural differences in employer-based health insurance coverage of workers

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 484-496

  Coburn, Andrew F ^a   Kilbreth, Elizabeth H ^a   Long, Stephen H ^b   Marquis, M Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0031758944     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107755879805500406     Document Type: Article

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