Insurance and billing concerns among patients seeking free and confidential sexually transmitted disease care: New York City sexually transmitted disease clinics 2012

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 463-466

  Washburn, Kate ^a   Goodwin, Chris ^a,b   Pathela, Preeti ^a   Blank, Susan ^a,c  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902505607     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000137     Document Type: Review

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