Mass transit strike effects on access to medical care

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 389-396

  Pheley, Alfred M ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; TRADE UNION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; STRIKES, EMPLOYEE; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0033227414     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0677     Document Type: Article

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