Improving health through coverage expansion

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 160, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 649-650

  Frakt, Austin ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MORTALITY; UNIVERSAL COVERAGE;

EID: 84900452053     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M14-0379     Document Type: Editorial

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