The contribution of insurance coverage and community resources to reducing racial/ethnic disparities in access to care

Health Services Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 809-829

  Hargraves, J Lee ^a   Hadley, Jack ^b  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; African American; Health insurance; Hispanic; Racial ethnic disparities; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038621689     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.00148     Document Type: Article

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