At What Cost? Payment for Abortion Care by U.S. Women

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Jones, Rachel K ^a   Upadhyay, Ushma D ^b   Weitz, Tracy A ^b  

^a GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COST OF ILLNESS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINANCIAL DEFICIT; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL FEE; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PRIVATE SECTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877345753     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: 18784321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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