American health care: Public opinion differences in the confidence, affordability, and need for reform

Research in the Sociology of Health Care

Volumn 29, Issue , 2011, Pages 243-272

  Utz, Rebecca L ^a   Nelson, Richard ^a   Dien, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

American health care; Health care reform; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSUMER; ELECTION; FAMILY; FAMILY STUDY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 84864785438     PISSN: 02754959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0275-4959(2011)0000029013     Document Type: Article

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