Health insurance doesn't seem to discourage prevention among diabetes patients in Colombia

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2180-2188

  Trujillo, Antonio J ^a   Ortiz, Andres Ignacio Vecino ^b   Gómez, Fernando Ruiz ^c   Steinhardt, Laura C ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOMBIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; COLOMBIA; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79953795125     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0463     Document Type: Letter

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