The effect of the Massachusetts reform on health care utilization

Inquiry (United States)

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 317-326

  Miller, Sarah ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875278418     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_49.04.05     Document Type: Article

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