Health care among insured drug users and nonusers

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 743-760

  Bell, David C ^a   Mosier, Victoria ^a,b   Patek, Janeene A ^c   Dayton Shotts, Cheryl A ^a  

^a Affiliated Systems Corporation   (United States)

^b DePelchin Children's Center   (United States)

^c The Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use; Health care access; Health care utilization; Health needs; Health services

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEXAS;

EID: 20444382739     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JA-200030558     Document Type: Article

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