Self-medication and health insurance coverage in Mexico

Health Policy

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-177

  Pagán, José A ^a,b   Ross, Sara ^c   Yau, Jeffrey ^a   Polsky, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Mexico; Self medication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; PHARMACY; SELF MEDICATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 28844462797     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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