Free clinics: A national survey

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 330, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-31

  Nadkarni, Mohan M ^a,b   Philbrick, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Free clinic; Inequality; Underserved; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BUDGET; CAUCASIAN; FREE CLINIC; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; IMMIGRANT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL STAFF; NEGRO; PHARMACY; POVERTY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 22344445474     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200507000-00005     Document Type: Article

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