The effects of Florida's Medicaid eligibility expansion for pregnant women

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 371-376

  Long, Stephen H ^a   Marquis, M Susan ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031958299     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.3.371     Document Type: Article

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