Associations between minimum wage policy and access to health care: Evidence from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system, 1996-2007

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 359-367

  McCarrier, Kelly P ^a   Zimmerman, Frederick J ^b   Ralston, James D ^c   Martin, Diane P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751486951     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.108928     Document Type: Article

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