Consumers' use of the internet for health insurance

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 609-616

  Bundorf, M Kate ^a   Singer, Sara J ^b   Wagner, Todd H ^a,c   Baker, Laurence ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4644297638     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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