Divorce and Women's Risk of Health Insurance Loss

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 413-431

  Lavelle, Bridget ^a   Smock, Pamela J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

health insurance; marital status and health; uninsured; women and divorce; women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIVORCE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MENTAL STRESS; RISK; SOCIOECONOMICS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; DIVORCE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; RISK; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84870402971     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: 21506000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022146512465758     Document Type: Article

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