Discontinuous health insurance coverage among US children: Vulnerable children and policy implications

International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 195-204

  Zeni, Mary Beth ^a   Thompson, Dan ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coverage for children; Health insurance; National population based data; Public health policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950582326     PISSN: 18331882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18848/1833-1882/CGP/v03i07/52665     Document Type: Article

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