Beyond affordability: The impact of nonfinancial barriers on access for uninsured adults in three diverse communities

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 240-248

  Kullgren, Jeffrey T ^a,b,c   McLaughlin, Catherine G ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Health reform; Nonfinancial barriers; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MAINE; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEPHONE; TEXAS;

EID: 77952091411     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-010-9230-0     Document Type: Article

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