Poverty, health care, and problems of prescription medication: A case study

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 2073-2093

  Anglin, Mary K ^a   White, Jill Collins ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Anthropology; Appalachia; Drug misuse; Socioeconomic conditions

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; DRUG MISUSE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032724450     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089909039439     Document Type: Article

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