Disparities in women's health and health care experiences in the United States and Israel: Findings from 1998 national women's health surveys

Women and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-70

  Schoen, Cathy ^a   Simantov, Elisabeth ^b   Gross, Revital ^c   Brammli, Shuli ^c   Leiman, Joan ^d  

^a The Commonwealth Fund ^*  (United States)

^b VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c MYERS JDC BROOKDALE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Income; Inequity; Insurance; Israel; United States; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; ISRAEL; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; ISRAEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0037225922     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v37n01_04     Document Type: Article

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