Changes in health for the uninsured after reaching age-eligibility for medicare

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1144-1149

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

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health status; Medically uninsured; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETIREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749412370     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00576.x     Document Type: Article

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