The Changing Profile of the Urban Uninsured: Exploring Implications of Rise in the Number of Moderate-Income Uninsureds

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 135-149

  Pandey, Sanjay K ^a,b   Cantor, Joel C ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care access; Health care utilization; Safety net programs; Urban uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; NEW JERSEY; POVERTY; TELEPHONE; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 2442457681     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jth090     Document Type: Article

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