Health insurance and mortality in US adults

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2289-2295

  Wilper, Andrew P ^a   Woolhandler, Steffie ^b   Lasser, Karen E ^b   McCormick, Danny ^b   Bor, David H ^b   Himmelstein, David U ^b  

^a Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; LEISURE; MALE; MORTALITY; RACE; SMOKING; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72249083160     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.157685     Document Type: Article

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