Health, disability, and life insurance experiences of working-age persons with multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 534-546

  Iezzoni, Lisa I ^a   Ngo, L ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability insurance; Health insurance; Life insurance; Multiple sclerosis; Poverty; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY INSURANCE; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICARE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; INSURANCE, LIFE; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249023303     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458506071356     Document Type: Article

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