Uninsured veterans who will need to obtain insurance coverage under the patient protection and affordable care act

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Tsai, Jack ^a,b   Rosenheck, Robert ^a,b  

^a VA New England Mental Illness Research   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84894100063     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301791     Document Type: Article

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