Health disparities, social determinants of health, and health insurance

World Medical and Health Policy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 483-492

  Stewart, Rosalyn W ^a   Hardcastle, Valerie G ^b   Zelinsky, Aaron ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Affordable Care Act; health disparities; health insurance; hypertension; mental health disorders; social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84919621378     PISSN: 21532028     EISSN: 19484682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wmh3.113     Document Type: Review

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