The american community survey and health insurance coverage estimates: Possibilities and challenges for health policy researchers: Methods and research briefs

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2P1, 2009, Pages 593-605

  Davern, Michael ^a   Quinn, Brian C ^b   Kenney, Genevieve M ^c   Blewett, Lynn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

American community survey; Current population survey; Health insurance coverage; State health policy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62449182404     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00921.x     Document Type: Article

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