Health insurance may be improving - But not for individuals with mental illness

Health Services Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1 II, 2000, Pages 253-262

  Sturm, Roland ^a   Wells, Kenneth ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Depression; Health insurance; Insurance coverage; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT;

ADULT; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SAMPLING STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034087105     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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