Variation in preventive service use among the insured and uninsured: Does length of time without coverage matter?

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 403-419

  Bednarek, Heather L ^a   Schone, Barbara Steinberg ^b,c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Agy for Hlthcare Res and Quality   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Preventive service use

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROBABILITY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141706536     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2010.0529     Document Type: Article

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