Quality of Care and Role of Health Insurance Among Non-Elderly Women with Disabilities

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 238-248

  Shin, Jaeun ^a   Moon, Sangho ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 45849126894     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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