Accuracy in self-reported health insurance coverage among medicaid enrollees

Inquiry

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 438-456

  Call, Kathleen Thiede ^a,c   Davidson, Gestur ^b   Davern, Michael ^c   Brown, E Richard ^d   Kincheloe, Jennifer ^d   Nelson, Justine G ^e  

^a State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC)   (United States)

^b SHADAC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 60549085395     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_45.04.438     Document Type: Article

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