The association of race/socioeconomic status and use of Medicare services. A little-known failure in access to care

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 896, Issue , 1999, Pages 497-500

  Gornick, Marian E ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART DISEASE; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RACE; SOCIAL STATUS; STROKE;

EID: 0033373756     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb08180.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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