The relation between health insurance and health care disparities among adults with disabilities

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Miller, Nancy A ^a   Kirk, Adele ^a   Kaiser, Michael J ^b   Glos, Lukas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b Econometrica Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DISABLED PERSONS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894087068     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301478     Document Type: Article

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