Medicare part D enrollment in a biracial community-based population of older adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 828-838

  Skarupski, Kimberly A ^a   Mendes De Leon, Carlos F ^a,b   Barnes, Lisa L ^b,c   Evans, Denis A ^a,b,c  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Prescription drug benefit coverage; Race differences

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICARE; MONITORING; NEGRO; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRESCRIPTION; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHICAGO; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICARE PART D; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72649100823     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp055     Document Type: Article

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