National Trends in Health Insurance Coverage of Pregnant and Reproductive-Age Women, 2000 to 2009

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Kozhimannil, Katy Backes ^a   Abraham, Jean M ^a   Virnig, Beth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; TREND STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857682139     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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