Access to health care for people with multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 547-558

  Minden, Sara L ^a,b   Frankel, D ^b   Hadden, L ^b   Hoaglin, D C ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to health care; Health insurance; Multiple sclerosis; Patient database

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249108301     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458506071306     Document Type: Article

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