Health insurance coverage and the risk of decline in overall health and death among the near elderly, 1992-2002

Medical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 277-282

  Baker, David W ^a,c   Sudano, Joseph J ^b   Durazo Arvizu, Ramon ^a   Feinglass, Joseph ^a   Witt, Whitney P ^a   Thompson, Jason ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Health status; Mortality; Outcome studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645225335     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000199696.41480.45     Document Type: Article

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