Changes in health insurance coverage and health status by race and ethnicity, 1997-2002

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1577-1582

  Wherry, Laura ^a   Finegold, Kenneth ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Health status; Racial ethnic disparities

Indexed keywords

ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; POVERTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10344233735     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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