Access to care is the centerpiece in the elimination of socioeconomic disparities in health

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 412-416

  Andrulis, Dennis P ^a  

^a NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0032168538     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-129-5-199809010-00012     Document Type: Review

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