Association between insurance gaps and continued antihypertension medication usage in a US national representative population

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1276-1280

  Gai, Yunwei ^a   Gu, Ning Yan ^b  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70450224093     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2009.188     Document Type: Article

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