Effect of Massachusetts health reform on chronic disease outcomes

Health Services Research

Volumn 49, Issue S2, 2014, Pages 2086-2103

  Stryjewski, Tomasz P ^a   Zhang, Fang ^b,c   Eliott, Dean ^d   Wharam, J Frank ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health reform; observational data; time series analysis

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PATIENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE ELIGIBILITY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RACE; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84912525432     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12196     Document Type: Article

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