Perspective: How useful is 'vulnerable' as a concept?

Health Affairs

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1231-1234

  Vladeck, Bruce C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PATIENT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 35148876478     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.26.5.1231     Document Type: Review

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