Nearly half Of US adults living with HIV received federal disability benefits in 2009

Health Affairs

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1657-1665

  Huang, Ya Lin A ^a   Frazier, Emma L ^a   Sansom, Stephanie L ^a   Farnham, Paul G ^a   Shrestha, Ram K ^a   Hutchinson, Angela B ^a   Fagan, Jennifer L ^a   Viall, Abigail H ^a   Skarbinski, Jacek ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABILITY BENEFIT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRODUCTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HIV INFECTIONS; MEDICAID; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84944446310     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0249     Document Type: Article

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