The cost effectiveness of health insurance

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-64

  Muennig, Peter ^a   Franks, Peter ^b   Gold, Marthe ^c  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; MORTALITY; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 11144220908     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2004.09.005     Document Type: Article

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