Health insurance and access to care among social security disability insurance beneficiaries during the Medicare waiting period

Inquiry

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 222-230

  Riley, Gerald F ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES   (United States)

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ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 33845617230     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_43.3.222     Document Type: Article

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