Disparities in access to medical care for individuals with vision impairment

Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 281-288

  Spencer, Christine ^a   Frick, Kevin ^b   Gower, Emily W ^b   Kempen, John H ^c   Wolff, Jennifer L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Medical care; Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS); Vision care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; BLINDNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPORTATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY; VISION DISORDERS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 70350074265     PISSN: 09286586     EISSN: 17445086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09286580902999439     Document Type: Article

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