Dependent coverage and use of preventive care under the affordable care act

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 371, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 2341-2342

  Han, Xuesong ^a   Yabroff, K Robin ^b   Robbins, Anthony S ^a   Zheng, Zhiyuan ^a   Jamal, Ahmedin ^a  

^a AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DENTAL EXAMINATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LAW; LETTER; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES; ADULT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; TRENDS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, DENTAL; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84918568383     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1406586     Document Type: Letter

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