Living on the edge: A phenomenological study of medically uninsured working Americans

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 204-212

  Orne, Roberta M ^a,e   Fishman, Seja Joyce ^b   Manka, Mary ^c   Pagnozzi, Mary Ellen ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WATERBURY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Sound Seniors Geriatrics   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance crisis; Medically uninsured; Uninsured workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034198830     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-240X(200006)23:3<204::AID-NUR4>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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