Disparities in health care access for women with disabilities in the United States from the 2006 National Health Interview Survey

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-88

  Smith, Diane L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Health care access; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 41249090161     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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