Coverage of obesity treatment: A state-by-state analysis of Medicaid and state insurance laws

Public Health Reports

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 596-604

  Lee, Jennifer S ^a,b   Sheer, Jennifer L O ^b   Lopez, Nancy ^b   Rosenbaum, Sara ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; LAW; MEDICAID; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955678063     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491012500415     Document Type: Article

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