Unmet health needs of uninsured adults in the United States

JAMA

Volumn 284, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2061-2069

  Ayanian, John Z ^a,b   Weissman, Joel S ^b,c   Schneider, Eric C ^a,d   Ginsburg, Jack A ^e   Zaslavsky, Alan M ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBESITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034715509     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.284.16.2061     Document Type: Article

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