Association between utilization of preventive services and health insurance status: Findings from the 2008 behavioral risk factor surveillance system

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-147

  Patel, Nita ^a   Bae, Sejong ^a   Singh, Karan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Health insurance; Preventive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954039371     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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