Is insurance a more important determinant of healthcare access than perceived health? Evidence from the Women's Health Initiative

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 881-889

  Hsia, Judith ^a,j   Kemper, Elizabeth ^b   Sofaer, Shoshanna ^c   Bowen, Deborah ^b   Kiefe, Catarina I ^d,e   Zapka, Jane ^f   Mason, Ellen ^g   Lillington, Linda ^h   Limacher, Marian ⁱ  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^g Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0034305295     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152460900750020919     Document Type: Article

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