What people really know about their health insurance: A comparison of information obtained from individuals and their insurers

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 924-928

  Nelson, David E ^a,c   Thompson, Betsy L ^a   Davenport, Nancy J ^b   Penaloza, Linda J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; MANAGED CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034129939     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.90.6.924     Document Type: Article

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