Restricted access to care: The role of race, managed care, and type of insurance

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 26-37

  Brown, Samuel L ^a   O'Connell, Len ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMI; Angioplasty; CABG; Catherization; PTCA; Type of insurance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GATEKEEPING; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MARYLAND; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 18744383324     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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