Disparities in health insurance coverage, access, and outcomes for individuals in same-sex versus different-sex relationships, 2000-2007

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 489-495

  Buchmueller, Thomas ^a   Carpenter, Christopher S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 77149139814     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.160804     Document Type: Article

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