Designing health plan contracts for people with disabilities

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 532-543

  Palsbo, Susan E ^a   Dejong, Gerben ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038476260     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963828031000090452     Document Type: Article

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