Insurance Coverage of Prescription Drugs and the Rural Elderly

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-25

  Mueller, Curt ^a   Schur, Claudia ^a  

^a Proj HOPE Center for Health Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICARE; PRESCRIPTION; RURAL POPULATION;

AGED; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, MEDIGAP; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; MEDICARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0348047532     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2004.tb00003.x     Document Type: Article

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