Health Service Access, Use, and Insurance Coverage among American Indians/Alaska Natives and Whites: What Role Does the Indian Health Service Play?

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-59

  Zuckerman, Stephen ^a   Haley, Jennifer ^a   Roubideaux, Yvette ^b   Lillie Blanton, Marsha ^c  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c HENRY J KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1042291326     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.1.53     Document Type: Article

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