Economic change and health benefits: Structural trends in employer-based health insurance

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-63

  Cubbins, Lisa A ^a   Parmer, Penelope ^b  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035292970     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3090226     Document Type: Article

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