Impact of universal health insurance coverage on hypertension management: A cross-national study in the United States and England

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Dalton, Andrew R H ^a   Vamos, Eszter P ^b   Harris, Matthew J ^b   Netuveli, Gopalakrishnan ^c   Wachter, Robert M ^d   Majeed, Azeem ^b   Millett, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84897453969     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083705     Document Type: Article

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