Health insurance characteristics and health care evaluations among persons with rheumatic diseases in California

Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2710-2718

  Katz, Patricia P ^a   Yelin, Edward H ^a   Leong, Amye ^b   Sonneborn, Dean R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b California Arthritis Council   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033512183     PISSN: 00043591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199912)42:12<2710::AID-ANR30>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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