Managed care and gender disparities in problematic health care experiences

Health Services Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5 I, 2005, Pages 1489-1513

  Mitchell, Shannon ^a   Schlesinger, Mark ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Gender disparities; Managed care; State regulation; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 26644459475     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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