Limited impact on health and access to care for 19- to 25-year-olds following the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1023-1029

  Kotagal, Meera ^a,b   Carle, Adam C ^c,d   Kessler, Larry G ^b   Flum, David R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PRESCRIPTION; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909606818     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: 21686211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1208     Document Type: Article

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