Insurance coverage, medical care use, and short-term health changes following an unintentional injury or the onset of a chronic condition

JAMA

Volumn 297, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1073-1084

  Hadley, Jack ^a  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947271991     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.297.10.1073     Document Type: Article

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