Hypertension, diabetes, and elevated cholesterol among insured and uninsured U.S. adults: Being uninsured increases a person’s chances of going undiagnosed or, if diagnosed, of going untreated

Health Affairs

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages w1151-w1159

  Wilper, Andrew P ^a,b   Woolhandler, Steffie ^c   Lasser, Karen E ^d   McCormick, Danny ^c   Bor, David H ^c   Himmelstein, David U ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Boise VA Medical Center   (United States)

^c CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION; PATIENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952537926     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.28.6.w1151     Document Type: Article

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