The dynamics of health care opinion, 2008 - 2010: Partisanship, self-interest, and racial resentment

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 945-960

  Henderson, Michael ^a   Hillygus, D Sunshine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; RACE; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855690167     PISSN: 03616878     EISSN: 15271927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/03616878-1460533     Document Type: Article

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