Health insurance coverage trends, 1959-2007: Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey

National Health Statistics Reports

Volumn , Issue 17, 2009, Pages

  Cohen, Robin A ^a   Makuc, Diane M ^b   Bernstein, Amy B ^b   Bilheimer, Linda T ^b   Powell Griner, Eve ^a  

^a Division of Health Interview Statistics   (United States)

^b Office of Analysis and Epidemiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicaid; Private insurance; Public coverage; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866619630     PISSN: 21648344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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