Changes in financial burdens for health care: National estimates for the population younger than 65 years, 1996 to 2003

JAMA

Volumn 296, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 2712-2719

  Banthin, Jessica S ^a,b   Bernard, Didem M ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845485717     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.296.22.2712     Document Type: Article

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