Commentary: How does 'insurance' improve equity in health?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1551-1553

  Starfield, Barbara ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NOTE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 75349091085     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp239     Document Type: Note

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