Changes in emergency department use among young adults after the patient protection and affordable care act's dependent coverage provision

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 664-672.e2

  Akosa Antwi, Yaa ^a   Moriya, Asako S ^b,c   Simon, Kosali ^b,d   Sommers, Benjamin D ^e,f  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT; AGE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INSURANCE; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MALE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930039687     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.01.010     Document Type: Article

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