Is it really worse to have public health insurance than to have no insurance at all? Health insurance and adult health in the united states

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 376-392

  Quesnel Vallée, Amélie ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC SECTOR; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18944364941     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002214650404500402     Document Type: Article

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