Estimates of health insurance coverage: Comparing state surveys with the current population survey

Health Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 269-278

  Call, Kathleen Thiede ^a   Davern, Michael ^b   Blewett, Lynn A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; PATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CENSUSES; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846707093     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.1.269     Document Type: Review

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