Medicaid expansion initiative in Massachusetts: Enrollment among substance-abusing homeless adults

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2007-2013

  Zur, Julia ^a   Mojtabai, Ramin ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAID; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH POLICY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAID; PATIENT ADMISSION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886412652     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301283     Document Type: Article

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