Insurance knowledge and decision-making practices among medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers

Medical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1091-1099

  Bann, Carla M ^a   Berkman, Nancy ^a   Kuo, Tzy Mey ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Health insurance; Informal caregivers; Medicare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MALE; MEDICARE;

EID: 8144224396     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200411000-00008     Document Type: Article

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